Redemption

'... it is the unaccepted self that stands in my way
and will continue to do so as long as it is not accepted. '
Thomas Merton, A Search for Solitude.

Broken-hearted,
uncertain
of my sullied worth,
beaten down, degraded
to my basic earth,

you gaze on me,
and I see a new light.
My face grows brilliant
in your radiant sight.

You find in me
what I cannot see,
and teach me
to love
humanity.

poem by Steven Federle
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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