Anchor

My dear, don't you long for a tender touch? Or would that break you? I think that callous is not what it appears All those aching scars From the places you have been cut open Tattoo your thin but hardened skin And strangle every motion Time is a brutal healer But I swear I won't look away Could we carve a space for all this weight That's not so heavy? Unclench that fist until you're ready To embrace what you have carried Love is a brutal teacher But I swear I won't look away It's time to rewrite the shape of things that came All of our bondage will teach us to be free Don't you long for a tender touch? Pain is a faithful anchor And I swear won't look away