Eyes closed
In your arms
A burst of colour
Beyond any sunset
And like the earth
I’m toughening
Impervious
To love’s torment
I keep it out
Pretense: content
But even steel
Can’t cleave my soul
And never could
Through toughest hide
I feel my heart
So soon enough
I’ll find my way
To safety’s arms
Then shed this skin
To let you in
For the dog
For the man
For the unseen eye
Guiding the lens
To capture
The perfect
Moment
Bright as the nearest star
Steady as the lighthouse beam
Vast as the ocean
Persistent as the waves
Breaking on the enduring rock
Sometimes a caress
A lullaby sussurus
Sometimes a storm
A tempest of ecstacy
Asleep
In my arms
Your back
On my chest
The trust
This implies
The love
In my heart
Who would I be
Without the self-doubt
Without the self-pity
Without the self-hate
Which accompanies it
What if I could show
Myself the compassion
Myself the kindness
Myself the forgiveness
I offer so freely to others
