Victory

I am afraid of drowning, but I swim to the deep end of the ocean
chasing your glimmer 

I am afraid to reveal the color of my blood
But I peel back all of my skin for you

My scars are shrunken, but the pain is always just under the surface
I expose them to your touch

I am afraid of the answers, but I ask all the questions
open my palms to the sky

I am afraid of your sun
yet I undress
Let it sear its mark
On my purest spots

When I am finally blistered and burned
I shun the cold water
Let the heat inside rise unbearably to its peak
Then fall

March down the other side
Away from the fear
Away from the pain

Beholding the truth
My only victory