It was him

The man I always feared
The man I held dear

 

He was there
Among the shadows

Among my soul

 

His message written 
In my flesh and bones

 

He taught me how to write
To hold a bloody knife
 

His shadow
It taught me fear

 

Fear taught me
It showed me

 

Pain was always mine to endure

 

We made these scars

We wrote them into our bones
We bleed them from our flesh

 

She taught me
She taught me to heal
 

This wonder

This girl

She taught me love

She showed me light

 

Now I embrace

With no more cold nights
 

We are no longer alone
I am no longer alone

This shadow will be known

 

His shadow 
Will one day fear the light
For I have
Seen hope take flight

 

It was him

It is him

The shadow
The shadow brought to light

 

I have
I have taught myself
I have taught myself to heal

 

These scars do not define me
They only make me heal