Shedding the Self

Wither and decay

The old me sweeps away

A dreamer for the centuries

Created to uncover the mysteries

Of divine and human alike

I am blessed with knowing sight

A lover beyond your reach

Beautified by the ability to teach

A mystical sight to behold

Remember she belongs to the fold

I remember the pain I caused

Twaz the same that gave me the gauze

Loving others set me free

And loving me, let me be

Cremated for divine

Molded to greatness by the signs

I sought, I conquered, and I remembered who I was

And now I aim to live beyond the dust

So fear me all, for I have completed

The thing that keeps most men truly defeated

Not only a hard look at self,

But an even harder look at God.

And for that, my heart is next to His,

And there it will always be lodged.