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Tumble Apart

Walking the line of vulnerability.

By SeraphinaPublished 4 years ago 1 min read

Words tumble out,

a verbal rockslide

Each one carrying a bit of my soul

They hang there, suspended in silence

Will you pick them up,

or simply let them go?

Emptied now, of my many expressions

Each of them given freely

I am vulnerable

I am naked before you

How long will you let me wonder?

One step closer, I venture

My heart practically moves for me

Filled again with love,

I feel I could burst

But arms reach out to keep me at length.

Will there ever be one person

Who accepts all I have to give?

Will they encourage my emotions?

Will they pull me close instead?

And if this person should exist,

Will they return to me in kind?

Will they entrust me with a heart and soul,

And allow themselves to be cherished?

sad poetry

About the Creator

Seraphina

An artist, baker, writer, and maker;

Musician, reader, lover of all things cozy;

Christian, thinker, muser of the mundane.

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