I Am Known, Inside and Out

 

I am known, inside and out.

I do not feel the need to hide parts of myself away for fear of scaring you.

I listen, unafraid of the places you take me.

We express love, wonder, anger, jealousy, envy, frustration, freely.

We laugh and cry.

Real laughter. Real tears.

I tell you my how-it-is even when I know it is different from yours.

I listen to your how-it-is, holding it gently in the space between us.

We dance in the differences, the gaps where the magic happens.

 

~mb

 

This post was originally shared on social media, November 25, 2011.
Photo by Leslie Jones on Unsplash.