I am Woman

I am wind,
I am wave,
I am fire,
I am hail.

I am what you want to feel,
I am what  you need to heal.

I am the caress in your hair.
I am the memory in your tear.

I am your future, and your past;
I am your freedom, and your cast.

I am the solitude you choose,
I am the emptiness up close.

I am the promises you made.

I am sunlight, I am shade.

I am the siren in your dream,
I am the horror in your scream.

The wounds that run so deep in me,
Far too many for you to see,
Leave me but a gaping wound;
Won't you come and heal me too?