Disguises
I’m beginning to recognize
how you move in ways unnoticed,
a question, an uneasiness,
an urge for something earthy or simply to rest,
a gentle smile,
a need to express how pissed off and exhausted I am,
you are there,
you inspired all of this,
which I am beginning to recognize.
It must be that nothing exists absent you,
nothing lacks the potential to lead deeper into you,
so clever, so loving, so true.
So when I say “take me as I am,”
I’m beginning to recognize
it was you who whispered those words
to my heart first.