You brought out the worst in me
You cut me open and made me bleed
My blood like thick black tar
My wounds jagged and ugly

Every single thing that's ever been wrong with me
Was laid out on my skin for all to see
Now I look like a *****, a demon from hell
Every time someone casts their gaze on me
Their bodies shudder, their eyes dart away

But not you - no
You've seen much worse, you didn't even blink
Instead you stared right through me
And somehow saw the beauty in my disease

At first I hissed and screeched
Who are you to think you know me?
You put a mirror to my battered face
I threw it down and watched it shatter at your feet

Somewhere in the scattered shards
I caught a glimpse of truth
I hadn't lost all my beauty yet,
there's something to be said for that

I didn't know it before,
But that's all I needed to heal
Now there's room for the light to come in
And soon I'll be full of flowers