You do not give yourself away at once
but wait for the right light to show
how many versions of you exist
beneath a single, velvet surface
like the peony, you are a study in layers
a core that is guarded, intricate, and vast
wrapped in a softness so deliberate
it feels like a gift rather than a shield
there is a strength in how you carry
the weight of so much beauty
stoic as a bloom after a heavy rain
yet fragile enough to feel the landing
of a single crystalline flake of snow
you are the slow reveal
the fragrance that lingers in an empty room
proving that the most complex things
are often the most tender
May 11
May 11, 2026 at 9:32 PM UTC
You do not give yourself away at once
but wait for the right light to show
how many versions of you exist
beneath a single, velvet surface
like the peony, you are a study in layers
a core that is guarded, intricate, and vast
wrapped in a softness so deliberate
it feels like a gift rather than a shield
there is a strength in how you carry
the weight of so much beauty
stoic as a bloom after a heavy rain
yet fragile enough to feel the landing
of a single crystalline flake of snow
you are the slow reveal
the fragrance that lingers in an empty room
proving that the most complex things
are often the most tender
