I know now with clarity 
That looking back affords
How beautiful the night
When I wanted to be yours

I know now with certainty 
Chain reaction of emotion 
Catapults my life
Beyond debris of an explosion 

I know now with compassion
The path laid out behind
A shared choice for us
Out of love for our kind

I know with creativity 
The pictures in my mind
Painted with colours of
Courage you helped me find

I know now with confidence
The downpour from above
Came not from vulnerability 
A rare brush with real love