Before You

You've opened me
before you I was
so defensive of
my true self
like a tightly clenched 
hand closed protectively 
over its vulnerable
palm
But you've gently lifted
each finger away 
from that hand
and begun to trace the
lines inside
reading my heart 
effortlessly
and touching my soul
forever
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013

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