You are the Light that led me Through

~This is dedicated to someone very special who helped me
recover parts of myself that I didn't know I still had.~

Because your hands were slow and gentle
and your touch was always kind.
Because I didn’t feel ashamed
when you looked me in the eye.

Because you drove so far to find me
and still waited eight hours to kiss.
Because when you felt my body,
my hands didn’t ball into fists.

Because I didn’t want to fight you,
Because I didn’t want to run,
Because I didn’t want to hate you,
Because you’ve been the only one
who didn’t make me feel dirty,
didn’t make me feel used,
who didn’t make me feel cheap,
or scared, or abused.

I want you to know
that the wings that you see,
when you call me your “angel” –
You gave them to me.