Irony

There’s a certain kind of irony

In a life built from lies

Even though I can see them now

Those notes were not a harmony

The words I prayed

And dreams I held

Looking back now

I’m so happy I didn’t stay

There’s a peace I’ve found

I freed myself from Religion and Fear

Things they claimed were true

But all I was, was bound

I was taught to hate parts of me

Those parts that were

Unworthy, sinful, distasteful

Recently I turned thirty

And looking back

I can now see how wrong that was

The flock of sheep

Only a guise for a wolf pack

To myself I have to make amends

Now I dare to love myself

As if I were a rainbow

One with gold on both ends

Life is full of life

I can see the beauty of it all

No longer hidden behind a pall

No longer in a storm of strife

Though it still rages

The winds tugging on my clothes

I’m healing by walking away

It happens in stages

I’ve found myself in sunshine

Happy to claim this life of mine