See love,
You don’t get all of me
You only get the part that mirrors what you want
The reflection that you’ve earned
The energy that you poured in
You’ve proven to me
That my presence is safe in your reach
My depth isn’t up for discount
There’s no 2 for 1 on the presents that I count
I’m not handing out keys to doors, you never helped build
I won’t dim my light so your shadows feels fulfilled
See love,
I keep the glow because my glow knows its amount
I don’t dim but I do discern
Some people only meet my outline and never learn
They shake hands with the surface,
But never touch the core
They talk to the shadow when they miss the voice that they could earn
See love,
My attention is a loose change jar
I spend like currency knowing what things are
Investments worth keeping,
returns worth the hold are not good in the pockets of those with holes
I’ve met too many people who wanted the fruit,
But never watered the tree from the roots,
who loved the bloom
But ignored the soil and wonder why beauty would never stay put
I’m not everything for everybody,
I’m exactly who I choose pure and steady..
Now second
I guard the gentler parts
Away from the ones who treat depth like it’s petty
You’ll always get a version of me,
but the hold is reserved for the worthy key
The unedited unarmored
All access soul,
The gift only kept where it’s honored to be
See love,
You can’t pour the rarest wine in just any cup
You don’t let careless hands lift heirlooms up
You never give all yourself to anyone
Especially people who haven’t proven they’ll stay
And carry the gift without spilling it up
So now I keep my table small,
My circle tight, my gates tall
Truth is the only way in and not everyone will win the seat
That’s earned when they’re truly called
And if someone only see me from the porch
That’s fine because the view change, when you cross that line
Inside is for those who’ve showed that they can hold
Not just the presence but the heart and the whole every single thing
