He grew quite fond of her,
Saw something beyond the surface
As she shared with him the pond of her untaintedness
A place where they could bond and build together

So he willed himself into a better man
Better than the fraudulent yesterdays that once plagued him
Went from thug to warrior
Fighting now for the right reasons

His nurturer..his wisdom
His fertile earth sent to him as love's missionary
Turned him into a visionary
Looking for the first time to a hopeful future

Sans chrome plated delusions
Going..growing from boy to man...
...to husband then father in that order

The co-author of a son and a daughter
He and she rewriting a tainted scripture
Together with him as her alpha
And she as his omega.