To think of you lying there

As blows came raining down on your beautiful head

As feet trampled that space where gorgeous laughter emerged

As a crowd decried your being unnatural and unwelcome

I am filled with a sorrow so deep no light can touch it

To think of you still standing here

As you laid claim to that hurt and made them guilty

As you gave truth a face and never looked away even when you had every right

To think of you still shining through those ever shrinking cracks

As you gather yourself and choose a life worth living

I am filled with a sorrow for those who could ever try to rob this light

And never know the joy of someone so whole