Take me dancing on a rainbow

My body is a temple,

My eyes are the door.

Watch where you step,

There are cracks in my floor.

My body is a temple,

My soul is the key.

Melted the shape,

Kept others from me.

My body is a temple,

My windows pulled shut.

They say I lose value as soon as I’m touched.

My body is a temple,

My spirit is crushed,

Curiosity and joy turned rubble and dust.

My body is a temple,

Not mine to control.

If pastor says ‘yes’,

I cannot say ‘no’.

My body is a temple,

I may not color in.

The man on my stage dictates this as sin.

My body is a temple,

My heart is in ruins.

If they see the decay,

They’ll just find a new one.

My body is a temple,

My mouth says no more.

I stole back the key,

I questioned them all.

My body is a temple,

I’m cleaning me out.

Let sunshine come in,

Taking trash out.

My body is a temple,

It needs some repairs.

I’ll paint all the walls,

No sign you were there.

My body is my temple,

I’ll do as I wish.

You’re not needed here,

You are dismissed.

Hidden Hills