let love in

i ran everywhere to find

what i was looking for

i opened windows and

pick locked doors

i kissed the lips of strangers in

hopes of being transformed

in the end

i stood alone

watching my reflection

in storefront windows and passing cars

mirroring awkward and feeling numb

Indecisiveness and uncertainty

dripping

from

my

every

rung

this time i couldn't look away

i waited with earnest eyes

and a quiet tongue

and she held me

gently in her gaze

to cradle these insecurities

to love what i never loved

all of my tiny pieces

back together as one