What is this feeling?
What is this fear?
What is this I both desire and dread?

My heart remembers the pain
My heart still feels the wounds
My heart longs for love

I ache for tenderness
I ache for a soft whisper
I ache to trust

My spirit cries out
My spirit longs
My spirit no longer wants to go alone

Who can my heart beat for?
Who can stop the aching?
Who can protect my spirit?

Are you willing to take my heart and not break it?
Are you willing to hold me close and never let go?
Are you willing to love me body and soul?

-T
~December 1, 2008