i didn't know by Melissa Arel
i didn't know what it was like
to be loved without reservation or demand -
to have a love you can wrap your skin around
and hollow out a place for it to rest;
to burrow out a home within my chest.
i didn't know what it was like
to feel at peace, safe inside human hands
until you held my hand, and now i know
i understand.
09/28/2019 Posted on 09/29/2019 Copyright © 2024 Melissa Arel
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