Beauty for Ashes

Lady of night, dressed for the life That you chose, free from your parents' eyes You were so proud, happy lost in a crowd Where you could forget yourself, your homeland ties Now despised

Lost, alone, abandoned and thrown Down to the earth, your usefulness gone A taskmaster gave the freedom you crave Drew you into this cage with no food or song For so long

Tearless start, caresses your art Impudent one, half covered in lace Your heart a deep well of desire, you fell Your lover's embrace hid the light from your face Light of grace

Your dreams, not at all what they seemed Turned quickly, jackals too bold to hide Your makeshift saviors turned away from you And, panicked, you clung to their unloving side Really tried

Child of rage, tear soaked journal page Spasms grip you, screaming for healing I've been abandoned by all my friends too Mistress of grieving, I know what you're feeling Heart reeling

Please don't fight when I wipe the tears From your eyes, wracked with sorrows untold Amidst horrible lies. You fear to hope But Love has a face; Truth begins to unfold New from old

Rise from the mire, my heart's desire Abandon these chains and empty wells A sacrificed life doesn't lie, my love The ram's horn is blown, and beyond all these cells Wedding bells

-Daniel Escobedo