named by you

i cry out in whispers,

carve out space inside of my heart.

in the moldy and rotten caverns,

in the dark places stained

with bitter memories and

so much remorse and so much anger,

in the places of shame that

covered me with impurities

leaving me to question

whether or not they chose the wrong name

twenty two years ago,

in the feeling of hands where they do not belong

that come back in the phantom nerves

i cannot seem to forget.

carve out those dark places,

and clothe me in your holiness.

and i will look like your daughter.

and i will walk, named by you,

pure and innocent,

katherine.