Courtship.
I’m not easy to win over.
I stay guarded for the fact of all I’ve been through.
But with you it’s different.
With you there’s a certain type of safety.
A natural level of comfort.
I’ve told you the darkest parts of me.
The unpleasant baggage I carry with me.
And still you don’t run away.
Still you stay even when I distance myself.
Your hands within mine feels like perfection.
Your arms around me is so effortless.
And it’s so impeccable the way you understand me.
All of me, even the not so pretty parts.
You know all of my past and still you stay.
Still you say I’m worth it all.
Still you say I’m worth fighting for.
That I’m worth waiting for and deserving of love.
You know I’m still healing, growing, finding myself and actually redefining myself again.
And still you’re here throughout it all.
There are a lot of things I’m uncertain of,
A lot of people I’m not sure I can actually trust.
But you, You I feel I can trust.
You, I feel I can depend and rely on.
I feel your intentions are genuine and pure.
I feel myself swooning over you.
You’re so sweet and so kind and so understanding and patient with me in ways I’ve never had before.
It’s quite remarkable.
My guard is still up, my walls are up high
From all I’ve been through and endured.
But I don’t feel like I need to have them up with you.
The road is still unclear; no one but God can foresee the future or what’s to come.
But I feel the future could be bright with you.
If I’d be willing to let you in and give it a chance.
🙈
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