You

I held you closely to my chest and rocked from side to side

Your stillness set my thoughts at peace melting our divide

Together we escaped, from this noise and disarray

I was humbled by dependence you admitted as you lay

You held my hand so tightly as we waited in the tension

My body hard and rigid as I sat in apprehension

I wanted you to leave me wrapped in blanket of regret

But you waited there in love, as my cheeks grew warm and wet

We laughed together freely, your face aglow with youth

I listened to your stories and we spoke of hope and truth

I entered into freedom, liberation from my fear

I was touched by your desire, so simple yet sincere

You helped me see potential as I turned to look within

Affirming thought and vision, helping life and growth begin

I shared with you frustrations and worries held inside

You told me to let go and that He would be my guide

I shared my imperfections I had carried for so long

You listened free of judgment and word of right or wrong

You saw me as I was, a human flawed but real

Reminding me to trust that in time my scars will heal

You stare at me from bathroom walls and windowpanes of glass

I drink you in for both your pain and beauty when I pass

Your energy electrifies my spirit from inside

I no longer will deny you as I breathe you with each stride