I didn’t dare ask you 

or could I allow all of me to seen

I wished to only to put on display 

the very best of me

yes I was unsure 

that you could love

all the not so pretty stuff

the heart that could not forget

the pain of life and broken trusts 

so little by little I would test

and see if you could accept

that I was really not the best 

just human like all the rest

and in time I came to find

you already knew what was deep inside

and loved it all and didn’t mind 

what I tried so hard to hide

so Lord I have to thank you

for so patiently teaching me 

that I could love myself and others 

and that you give your love unconditionally