this much i know: scar tissue protects us from pain. it protects us from pleasure too. for who would want to love when loving someone can be so painful? when falling from the peak of pleasure can feel more painful than never having it to begin with. i know you've held the whole world in your hands. and i know you've been burned by its core. i know you've been scarred but i know you haven't lost all sensation. and i know you see my open hands offering you a new world. and yes, i know... you don't believe what i'm saying. but you will. you will. no matter how deep your heart is buried, my love will be the shovel.