when you are absurdly
non-judgmental and
the space
you hold is sacred
and true and vast
when you are an open
wound the size of
a glacier before
years of heat
and you still try
without hesitation
when you have hands
of magic and know
where pain lurks
to softly grant her
the grace to escape
when you are scared
and do it anyway
give everything they ever
wanted and still
you are not her
© 7.6.24 heather brager
