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Face It

Remove your hands from your face
Take a look around and see 
who was there in your space
it was me
who loves you so
I make mistakes 
Yes this is true
At least I can admit 
that I do

Remove your hands from your face
Take a look around and see
You are in your own way
Every single day
Yes, you may smile
You make others laugh
You have a beautiful front
I see you, I know you

Remove your hands from your face
Take a look around and see
Open your hands
Stretch your arms
Embrace me
Let me love you
Love me back
Protect me
And
I will protect you
Take care of me as I do you

Remove your hands from your face
Remove your fear once and for all
Let go and see 
All that can be
Get out of your own way
I am not them
I am bare
I am here
I go nowhere

Remove your hands from your face
Take a look around and you will see
It is I who has the patience you speak
It is I who believes in you
It is I running towards you 
Not away
I am fighting, “fixing”
I am bare
My soul to share
I go nowhere

Remove your hands from your face
I please please beg of you to take a look and you will see
That it was I, myself, finding a way out of me.
If it were not for you, I could never have seen
She was right here
Now bare
My soul to share
I go nowhere

Remove your hands from your face
Distinguish the narcissm 
Remove the labels you have on me
Know when to fold your stubbornness
Release your pride
I assure you, I have absolutely nothing left to hide
My cards are all right here
I am bare
My soul to share
I go nowhere

Copyright © Diane Bailey Yoder | Year Posted 2011

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Date: 3/24/2016 7:57:00 PM

awesome free verse poem, Diane. Linda
Date: 7/27/2015 3:32:00 PM

DIANE, I enjoyed reading your poem today. I hope you are well. Forever ~SKAT~
Date: 7/26/2011 2:36:00 PM

thanks much Steven!
Date: 7/26/2011 2:27:00 PM

excellent i like this, good poetry.

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