"Liberated as a burnt offering"

Inside I used to be brittle before I broke I used to argue with you and doubt you I finally got the fire with the smoke Taken to task by mistaken belief On my part that I could live without you I failed to see it coming but it was The bonfire of my vanities to burn Away my chaff and something like relief Simply to laugh at myself and to learn A hard landing but an awakening Of what was always there inside of me Important enough for the risk because Of the secret only the fire could bring To light by burning and yet not consume The essence within now burnished now free Liberated as a burnt offering Made free by the fire which burned the long night Reborn by eclipse into morning bright A flame to unfold like the lotus and A flame to burn not for heat but for light Inside of me by which I understand That this is important that I must be So important hard things had to be done When hard things done the hard way turned out right Whatever it took to get me to see People have purposes and I have one Inside of me inside this poetry +Steven Curtis Lance Copyright MMX