Reclaiming what was Lost

I had forgotten until just now
Asking You to help me find myself again
To get back the pieces I had lost
The Nightmare had charisma and I was swept up by it
He turned me inside out
Chipped away everything I had believed in
Replaced my thoughts with his own until I was a puppet
Numb and Colorless
You reminded me tonight
That was when I stopped dancing
It was my unrestrained joy that attracted him to me
Dancing in the rain
With Friends in a ritual circle
I stopped out of shame and fear
That another like him could find me the same way
Through the light of my fire
I stopped dancing
Music paralyzed me to tears
You reminded me that this summer was different
I danced for You
Until I enjoyed it again and trusted my body
Until I could dance for myself again