Can I come to you as I am,
in secret-
brimming with the need to be held?
Can I lay hot whispers on your skin
then taste how they make you feel?
Can I show you how to touch me,
how hard to press?
If I cry
can I hide salty tears
in the soft curve of your neck?
Can I bite, ever so gently,
before I scream?
Can I be your lover,
without you loving me?
Can I, please?

Came to a strange place,
To a world with no face,
Hunting for a better case.

Equipped for those long days,
Hoping God could answer my prays,
To move up and reach that glaze.

Time passed like a speeding boat,
Fading out like a washed up coat,
Leaving me wrestling to float.

Alone in a cold waste,
Lifeless like cement paste,
The world has lost its taste.

Walking down this dark lane,
Waiting for a drop of rain,
To wash out this great pain.

A sudden drip I hear,
A dim light appear,
And things became clear.

Darkness shines on a warm soul,
Putting end to this endless fall,
Handing me a friend am proud to call.

I know you

I know you because I am you

I see myself in your eyes

I wish I was who you believe me to be

I wish I knew me like you know me

You trust because I have proven to be trustworthy

You believe in me because I have yet to let you down

You love because you perceive the good in me

I am not evil, but I am not perfect

Flawed and broken, am I still beautiful?