Revealing

I stand before you in the purist form there is 
All scars, all wounds 
Heart on my sleeves 
If, they were any 

In the madness of it all 
We lost, lost what was part of us 
While trying to find a steady path 

On the canvas before you 
Paint for me, what I appear to be 
Go on, I stand here in utter tranquility 
Revealing each detail to the light in your eyes 

Your eyes 
Your eyes that glance at me briefly 
Yet focused and then at the canvas. 

Each stroke you paint 
each shade you create 
Remember love 
I chose to stand before you 
as the mere man that I am 

                                                  S.H