Take me by the water
where I will lay my shame
by the Oceanside.
Let the waves lap away
the pain of this pride I hide beneath a false front of humility.
I will break open my chest
and expose beneath my breasts - a heart that's been begging
to be warmed by the Sun.
Let me dip it beneath the water
and watch the blackness run
and run and bleed all sin and grief into the vast relief of this blue Universe.
I'll know that it is done
when this stone in my hands has turned into a fresh flesh pink.
I will then cradle it by my ears to hear
the most dear sound of my own pulse beating -
and I will remember yet again what this heart is for.
So take me by the water
where I will reclaim my name
by the Oceanside.
