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Of Tenderness

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on April 19, 2023| 5 Comments »


 
 
So easily the thin rind
pulls away from the Clementine
to reveal what is soft,
what is sweet.
 
It matters, I think,
the way we offer
ourselves to each other.
 
I think of how it falls open,
the peel of the ripe clementine.
 
I think of how sometimes,
when I ask how you are,
you, too, fall open
and give me everything.
 
What a gift
when I don’t need to pry.
What a gift, the bright scent
of conversation,
how the tang of it
lingers in the air.
 
I long to open
for you this way, too.
Trust begins here.
 

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