i n t i m a c y
the most intimate thing she had done
was to trust someone.
peeled off her layers
exposed to the sun,
unknown corners of her soul,
naked scars and wounds,
her bare heart and the sounds of her
past in her mouth,
overcoming the fear of revealing
what is beneath skin,
and withholding judgement, he took it in
and he listened and followed and
gave her the space,
gently offering a hand;
then he peeled off his layers
exposed to the sun,
unknown corners of his soul,
naked scars and wounds,
his bare heart and the sounds of his
past in his mouth,
overcoming the fears of revealing
what is beneath skin,
and withholding judgement, she took it in
and she listened and followed and
gave him the space,
gently offering a hand -
the most intimate thing he had done
was to trust someone.
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