remember who asked

Always.
I will give you everything
As a gift, as an offering
Expose the throat
Head held high
Gaze forward- focused
Stark nudity
such vulnerability
this offering of all of me
Stands still
Still here
Standing before you
The Fear
Lies in the trust
Lies in the truth
and lies.
I feel this
Everywhere- in every muscle
In every movement
Like an extension
of everything good in me
Every moment of pride.
An answer
to every tear shed
to every “why” shouted
into emptiness
Stands here
before me
with the deepest brown eyes
and the most beautiful smile…