He’d watched her for awhile
Saw her wings spread wide and beautiful
Watched them wither and fall away
Anxious to hold her in his arms of protection
Indulge in her story
Curious…
Was she sweet, complicated, soft, hard…
Longing to reveal her hidden treasure
See what moved her to laughter
What darkness stole her smile
What was the unbearable pain that caused tears to swell up in the corners of her brown eyes
He wanted to hold her in the palm of his hands
Read her story out loud
Run his fingers softly across the pages of her heart
Touch her spirit
Understand her soul
But his story was too complex
Filled with tattered, tear stained pages
She could not allow him to pick the beautiful fruit from her tree as he had yet to unravel the tangled weeds within his…
~D’Temptress
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