i never want you to be afraid
to tell me things you'd normally be afraid to tell others.
i want you to feel like you can tell me anything & everything
& know that it won't ever scare me away.
because now there is nothing you could say that will undo the way i see you.

i want to see the real you.
i want to see every side of you,
the good, the bad
the ugly, the beautiful
the quiet, the obnoxious
the stubborn, the compassionate
the scared, the brave
who you are with your family,
who you are with your friends,
who you are with strangers,
who you are when you're all alone,
& everything that makes you, you...

all of your
insecurities
flaws
imperfections
mistakes
faults
shortcoming­s

these are not things that make you less loveable,
nor will they make me like you less
or be something i see but dismiss, judge, ignore, deny, & look over or past...
but rather through...

i will look at your fragile heart
that you have trusted me to have & hold within my hands,
i will peer into the deepest & darkest
corners of your complex mind
& i will see all of these
insecurities
flaws
imperfections
mistakes
faults
shortcomin­gs
but i promise you i will love them
& i will love you more because of them...

they make up part of who you are
& if i can't acknowledge and love them
then i don't deserve to love you...

they show me that you are human
& so perfectly imperfect,
& a fine glimpse of humanity
in its purest form...