Let Me

I move closer to you, carefully and cautiously.

I know you hurt, you remain unsure as the ache and bruises from your previous connections remain raw.

I will heal your wounds, I will lift you slowly.

Patience, understanding, time and trust need to prevail.

Let me stroke you, touch you, and make you smile from the inside out

Fall and let me catch you, and feel the calm in my arms.

The intensity can wait for now – just “be” in my presence,

Learn to spread your wings and feel the sun on your face.

You confuse me yet you interest me.

I provide for you the strength you need and the sensitivity require to trust again.

I realize the gift you give, and appreciate the fragility of your heart as I hold it in my hands.

I ache as I patiently understand the rejection you send me, not out of intention but as your way of preserving self.

Trust, honesty, connection – let us build them together

Stability and submission – they will come in time

And it is time, care and affection I will give you

You are worth the wait. Even in your wounded state, to me you are beautiful