
“Your word travels the entirety of space and reaches my cells which are my stars then goes to yours which are my light.”
~Frida Kahlo
I thought my heart irrevocably broken
That I would never again feel whole
Each shattered piece
Piercing
Bleeding
A hurt so intense
I thought I might die
When you kiss my wound
It stings
The delicious pain
Of being brought back to life
Will I ever trust again?
Betraying myself
Trying to love someone too broken to receive it
Am I too broken now to receive your love?
I sprinkled my wounds
With fairy dust and sparkles
Pretended to be fierce
Beyond reach
To those who sought to harm me
The same who once claimed to love me
Still…
The arrow got through
My armour disguised as enlightenment
True love doesn’t require an armouring
Does it?
But what do I know of true love…
I only know betrayal
Lies and deceit
Frost bite
Disguised as affection
Abandonment
Disguised as support
Bullying
Disguised as protection
And then you come along
Tending to all my wounds
With such delicate care and devotion
So gentle and reverent
You hold my heart
Tenderly
I push you away
Again and again
Yet you remain steadfast
And dedicated
Courageous and strong
Afraid of losing you
I ran away
Before another wounding
Another devastating loss
That would surely destroy me this time
We were destined
To find our way back together
To traverse this love
This life
Hand in hand
Healing each other
Along the way
I can shed my heavy armour
Finally
You remind me
Of who I am
Underneath all the wounds
Of my strength
My courage
My capacity for love
You know heartbreak and betrayal
Intimately
Yet you love with such stubborn loyalty
Showing me my heart is safe in your hands
I thought I knew what love was
I had every exact detail written in stone
What a fool I was
Loving and embracing
each other’s and our own perfect imperfections
Trusting each other to hold our vulnerability
A life of
Intense soul shifting passion
Deep belly laughs into the wee hours of dawn
Blissful sleep wrapped in each others arms
Sexy adventures
Sharing our hopes and dreams
Our pain and fears
Growing in truth
Falling deeper in love
Every single day
Challenging each other to
Evolve
Transcend
Release stale versions
Of who we became
After so much wounding
I have finally found my home
In you
In us
And I am here to stay.









