Revival

Wine and music,

laughs and smiles,

my guard lowers

I feel like myself again….

Free.

The moment of change,

where our lips crossed a boundary,

I took a breath and smelled you.

You smelled like fresh linens, or light cloth.

Your skin and my skin,

made a dance of passion,

fingers intertwined,

legs tangled up,

lips only parting to breathe,

I was lost in such wonder.

Even when I felt off,

you hung in there with me,

and told me you would stay with me,

and that was enough.

In the tender moments,

your finger traced my back,

I sighed, smiling,

I was special.

You helped me remember,

that I am special,

I have value,

And that there are decent people,

worth letting into my heart space.

Your friendship reminds me

to enjoy being alive.

And I feel alive again.