I don’t mean to block you out
I want you to stay
You showed such tenderness
When I turned away
Please let me return
That softness you shared
As I tell you how
We’ll speak words into our world
You leaned in; I turned out
And you let me fall into you
I looked into your eyes
Inviting you in
Before closing them again
So you stood nearby
Waiting for the next time
When I might be ready to accept
You shared the softness of your lips
Even when I hid my own
I withheld, but you showed more
A kiss above the eyes instead
So I leaned into you
As you put your arm around me
Extending your care beyond you
To make me feel good
Despite the sting it could bring
I know I can tell you anything
Not only because you told me so
But because you didn’t go
I kept the words inside
That would tell you why I hide
But I let you hold me
A starting place to unravel
What makes me me
And what will make us a we