I have known
when I have thrown
the imposed outer layer;
and I ran, grinned, sung within you, into you, enveloped by you,
and I have felt you…
upon every pore, each vein and each curve.
I shivered in my elemental garb,
caressed by the three elements,
hidden, protected, fearless and beyond shame,
beyond remorse.
I spread my arms like the wings
moving past human vision.