Surrendering my shield<\/p>\n
Impacts me.<\/p>\n
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Unfolding past patterns of behavior<\/p>\n
Frees me.<\/p>\n
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Doing away with division<\/p>\n
Heals me.<\/p>\n
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Breaking down hand-built walls<\/p>\n
Transforms me.<\/p>\n
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Giving myself completely to love seems scary,<\/p>\n
Preoccupied with fear,<\/p>\n
Emotionally wary,<\/p>\n
Vulnerable.<\/p>\n
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Swerving past individual differences,<\/p>\n
Understanding complexities,<\/p>\n
And encouraging reverence,<\/p>\n
While gently removing layers of life.<\/p>\n
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An exquisite paradox,<\/p>\n
Complicated yet carefree,<\/p>\n
Challenging yet compassionate,<\/p>\n
Empowering never encapsulating.<\/p>\n
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I learned lofty love with my partner<\/p>\n
Who sways back and forth,<\/p>\n
With me,<\/p>\n
Supporting my inner and outer worth.<\/p>\n
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An affectionate hustle,<\/p>\n
With a rhythmic unspoken link,<\/p>\n
Rising between us,<\/p>\n
Resembling an unassuming eye wink.<\/p>\n
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He elevates my character and spirit.<\/p>\n
He shifts my thinking towards tenderness.<\/p>\n
He entangles my senses and thoughts.<\/p>\n
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We go beyond the beyond,<\/p>\n
With our similar soul vavoom.<\/p>\n
As the lotus flower unfolds in murky water,<\/p>\n
We also, discover a deep place to feel safe and bloom.<\/p>\n
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To give and receive love,<\/p>\n
Teaches us,<\/p>\n
We must be our own,<\/p>\n
Before we can be each other\u2019s.<\/p>\n
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A return to innocence.<\/p>\n
Playfulness,<\/p>\n
Communication,<\/p>\n
Coming together.<\/p>\n
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Crossing chasms,<\/p>\n
Identifying new vantage points,<\/p>\n
Sometimes with sarcasm,<\/p>\n
But always together.<\/p>\n
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Hand in hand.<\/p>\n
Heart to heart.<\/p>\n
Cultivating our version of lofty love.<\/p>\n
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