EXODUS FROM SHAME

What fear he had as a "boy"
Searching for reasons
why it was so confusing.
A dollhouse was appealing
but god is spiteful
and her knife is sharp

When she saw themself
The grip grew tighter
A pull away and a hand of grace
The tethers forever reaching

He broke away
Their remnants eluding
She adorned her skirt
With love from their people
A new future was possible