The entrance to home

I was afraid of you
I was injured by your violence
but now I know the entrance
                                  /to my home

You are a man without a face
You are a woman you don't know

You hide your mouth
You show your teeth
You look at me
You smile

You show your nose
You hide your lips
You draw your jaw
You hate

I forgive myself
because I fell in love
with your weakness

I forgive you
because you couldn't
love my skin

I forgive us
because we lived together
without a home.