Please do not turn away

Please do not turn away from me

Even though my very being

Terrifies you to face

Please do not just ignore me

Because I need your loving embrace

Please don’t turn a deaf ear

To the things I have to say

Even they are so painful 

And make you want to turn away

Please just be with me 

And don’t say too much

For what I have to teach you

Often lays disguised in ashes and dust

And if you feel a burning

Please know that truth is near

And in the face of that difficult understanding

Defences need to disappear