I reached out from the cloak of confusion
To find you sitting patiently in the silence
You watch as I struggle against the weight of the pain

I kick, I cry, I scream

You sit patiently in the silence

The cloak slowly slips from my shoulders
Revealing an ugliness that shames me
You never recoil from the grotesque
You sit patiently in the silence

The horror fades, the cloak is forever lost
Beauty and wisdom are found beneath
You sit in an easy silence
Allowing me to revel in newfound strength

Unfamiliar gifts, difficult to accept and honor

And you sit silently

Accepting and honoring all that I discover
Teaching me to sit patiently in the silence