BARE

She bares herself to him

"See me," she says,

"The me that lives beneath the flesh,

where my heart faintly beats a ballad,

waiting to become a duet."

"See the parts of me that have been

jarred

scarred

marred"

"Tell me you can make them soft again,

and I will show you love as you've only

read about in novels."

"I will leave you feeling

admired

desired

inspired"

She bares herself to him

for she cannot bear any others