Security

I will feel safe

when I know

there is no way

I can fall from grace

in your eyes

by being myself

Then I will stretch

into the farthest edges 

of myself. I will wake up

all my toes, my fingertips

and my wings. My skin,

and all the currents within me,

my stride, my dance, my rhythm,

my hearing and my vision

All this will feel secure

in the fine deep space

you hold for me

in the warmth of your gaze,

in the kindness of your eyes.

©Wendy Mulhern

January 12, 2016