i will always keep you safe– wrap you up in unending arms carefully shield you from the demons and monsters who prey upon you in your mind. i will shut the door and lock it tight– closing out those thoughts that leave you desperate and clinging to a structure that is yours to crumble. …
your piercing, crushing still vulnerability takes my breath away.
if you were scared, I couldn’t tell– what I saw was a strong confidence.
my devotion is deepening with each gesture of your quiet heart.
you reveal to me things about myself which are staggeringly true.
a gentle sigh, an allowance, releasing that which has held a clutching grip for longer than i can possibly fathom– the simplicity of breathing in and out, finding my breath in full– allowing the grief that i didn’t know existed to flow gently down my cheeks– making tracks through the garden dust and grime. …
i am authentic because you allow me to trust my magnitude.
i don’t have to hide with you. it’s been so long since all of me has shown.
the edges of myself 