… and love for most of them, was this weak ugly way of being.
In the corners of my soul, love once dwelled, a fragile presence, a tender whisper that left me too exposed, too vulnerable. It was a delicate dance, a hesitant embrace, an admission of the wildflowers that bloomed within my very being. But love, for most, was this frail, unseemly way of existing, a state that rendered me too open, too sincere about the secrets nestled in my bones, too fluid, too susceptible to the fires of passion. And so, I learned to apologize for love. I sat on my hands, restraining their longing to reach out. I curled up my … Continue reading … and love for most of them, was this weak ugly way of being.