A precious expanse opens before me
from a willingness to peel back the layers.
Like an artichoke after each leaf removed
revealing the soft and tender heart beneath.
The nectarean delicacy of this plant.
.
My willingness to be vulnerable and truly seen
is what opens the door to honest connection.
I fear. How will you hold my tender heart?
With gentle honest care and respect,
or with judgement and dismissal?
I long to remove these layers, these coverings
built from shattered dreams, broken promises.
Do you share this yearning too, a cooperative
and mutual reciprocity of openness and support?
A coherence of pulsation where two hearts meet.
I love the imagery of peeling back the layers and the tender heart underneath.
This is splendid Julie. I love the artichoke imagery and analogy--what a perfect description! Peeling back those layers is good, cathartic work.
A precious expanse opens before me
from a willingness to peel back the layers.
Like an artichoke after each leaf removed
revealing the soft and tender heart beneath.
The nectarean delicacy of this plant.
.
My willingness to be vulnerable and truly seen
is what opens the door to honest connection.
I fear. How will you hold my tender heart?
With gentle honest care and respect,
or with judgement and dismissal?
.
I long to remove these layers, these coverings
built from shattered dreams, broken promises.
Do you share this yearning too, a cooperative
and mutual reciprocity of openness and support?
A coherence of pulsation where two hearts meet.
I love the imagery of peeling back the layers and the tender heart underneath.
This is splendid Julie. I love the artichoke imagery and analogy--what a perfect description! Peeling back those layers is good, cathartic work.