Your pulse is racing.
I’m fine.
You’re scared.
You needn’t be.
You’re so beautiful.
I don’t just mean in a physical way.
The warmth pouring out of your heart.
Even though you work hard to hide it.
You don’t belong with these other men.
You know it’s true.
Don’t you? I used to be like you.
Like an exposed nerve of a broken tooth.
I used anything I could to insulate.
Music books booze.
Anything I could to keep myself separate from the rest of the world.
Eventually I felt protected, you know, I I felt safe.
But also I never felt so completely alone.
Then one day a friend
She gave me a gift.
She took away my armor.
She tore down my walls.
Her gift it reminded me what it felt like to be alive.
What did she give you?……..
Unconditional Love.
