i stand before you
stripped down to my
bare essence
raw
exposed
afraid
all pretense gone
all walls crumbled
rubble around my feet
holding my heart
gently in my cupped
palms
it is a trembling bird
afraid to fly
it is the only gift
I have to offer you
I pray
that you will understand
that the next step
is yours to take
© 2017 Christine Elizabeth Ray – All rights Reserved
Brave & Reckless 
Wow. Great writing.
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Thank you!
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Welcome.
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This is beautiful!
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Thank you so much!
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this is amazing! hope you check my poem too
im a rookie poet https://pencillust.wordpress.com/
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Thank you and welcome to WordPress!
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so vulnerable Christine. I admire this in a person to stand without a single barrier to someone they want love and acceptance from
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Thank you Gina
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Vulnerability leads to the best writing… But it’s scary. I loved this.
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Thank you Ward– I know that you appreciate the terror of moments like this.
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I’ve been there.
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Sooooooooo Beautiful!!! 😊💞
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Thank you Eric– that level of vulnerability is tough for me. At least I wrote it well.
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You absolutely did, Poetess. Yes.
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