I bent my body to my will,
Reshaping it through sacrifice and desire.
I changed the curve of my destiny
Sweating and toiling through the fire.
All that I have, I have earned
Through sacrifice to my beliefs
And the most important thing I learned
Is that the substance lies beneath
The surface that others dote upon:
The face or hair or eyes.
The substance of the person
Is more than most people realize.
For under the beauty lies the truth
In its raw and naked form
And excellence of character is rare
A jewel far from the norm.
I smelted my self and my soul
In fires of my spirit
I look in your eyes and see love
Reflected, even if you refuse to hear it
As it echoes in your empty halls
A memory of what once was
A time when my fire made us smile
And passion was all that was
Real, and fired our souls each day
To make ourselves better than clay
To be strong, and fierce, in all we do
The fire in my crucible was you.
And its gone out.