everything is clean now,
all textures a strange sensation,
all emotions born fresh in a new heart.
a new skin, even:
one safe in its own sexuality,
too pure for the marks you might have left.
i am aware now, away from you,
how much you stripped from me--
but also, how much i am capable of reclaiming.
i can be my own again, body and soul,
a complete human who is completely human.
the world contains clarity
and i'm seeing now with new eyes.