Come Close ~A Poem~

Come close enough to trace the freckle under my ear — not to claim it, to know it.
Be soft where I’m cracked and bold where I hide the pieces.

Kiss me like you mean to through the tears, the argument, the morning-after shame.
Learn my stupid songs, the bits of me I swear away when I’m nervous — then brag about them like trophies.

Whisper your nightmares like embarrassed secrets; I’ll bless them with my dreams —stitch your dark to my ridiculous sunrise plans until they don’t scare you anymore.
Trade me one honest fear and I’ll give you one ridiculous, tender dream back.

We apologize with our words, body, and skin in equal measure.
Leave me proof you were here: a sleep-sour voice note, a coffee receipt folded into my coat, your scent on my pillow.

Be obsessed enough to choose me every damn day, and brave enough to let me breathe between those choices.

Walk into a room and let me know you came for me —
Entrust me your heart and I’ll hold it like something dangerous and gorgeous.

Love me whole, or not at all.
And when the noise dies down and the lights go soft, stay —