His Name Was...

His name was Eli
He came to me in times of trouble
Helped me wade through the ashes
And sift through the rubble

His name was Love
Providing a Yin to my Yang
Creating balance as he sang
A talent I was too shy to do
But loved for his words rang true

His name was Uncertainty
In a future riddled with doubts and toxicity
A downhill spiral with no end
A body I was powerless to defend

His name was Hate
Domestic violence bound in fate
A barrage of punches
To the stomach and to the face
Leaving me in stitches
My only escape

His name was Angel
Not of good but of evil
He put me to sleep
And sang me a wicked dream
Haunting my life
Crying ashes on the grave
Rubble falling in strife
Collapsing all I can't save

His name was Eli
He beat me black and blue
Physically and mentally
Then laughed and embraced his folly

Embraced like a true lover
The thing I could never be
Because...

My name is Love
Severing all of my evil ties
Breaking free of my imprisonment
And soaring high in the sky

Like water I washed away
The ashes and the names
And picked up the rubble
Now again in times of trouble
To rebuild with my hands what I have in my heart
The one thing I so desperately sought
But had all along
Love