In my vulnerable state
When in need of love, in need of comfort and assurance
He could have held me and told me all will be well
But he looked at me, deep into my eyes
I saw that man that is him
And he saw me in me in the nakedness of my weakness
Thrown, tired and helpless
He began to move close, his eyes never leaving mine
Until it reached the point where I could see it no more
I felt his breadth upon my face and the softness of his lips upon my forehead
I was caught unawares
For he had, perhaps unknowingly, showed me respect in exchange for my weakness
He had just kissed me with the deepest implications of love and trust
Because his intentions were devoid of any obligations
It says to me ‘I may like you as a friend,
I may like you as a partner,
I may want to throw you up against a wall
But right now,
I don’t need anything more from you other than to assure you of my adoration for you’.
This, for me, is the intimacy
Because you have seen me just the way I am
And you have loved me just the way you perceived me
BEAUTIFUL!!