Maple Leaf by Sherry Jones (aka Uni)
			You may think you know me,        but I am not who I was. I was a void        trapped in darkness. No one knew me,        not even myself. Then suddenly, as the flash of a nova         pushed back the black shades I saw         I understood                    And I knew who I was. I remembered         and I mourned The loss of that light.          and I mourned the crashing memories Of hands that should have protected;           the ones that did the harm. When the storm grew quiet           I debated seeking out The dark I'd known so well. I stoped            And found                          I feared it now. It's nothingness no longer warm.             it's deceitful veil discarded. So I waited              not knowing what else to do. Love came then;              a beautiful maple leaf Floating gently down               to settle on my heart.
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