Unfold

When you open yourself to me

Layer upon layer

I begin to see ever more deeply

Into the dark centre

Of what all that was hidden

Before

When you unfold your heart

Petal upon petal

Tenderness awakens here

Within my chest

Softness taking the place of fear

Breath returns again

When before I could not stand

The pressure of all the longing

I buried here

How can I explain to you

What a precious gift you have given to me

With this magnificence

You opened your heart

You had the courage

To reveal yourself to me

Layer upon layer

Oh so tenderly

Opening my heart

In all the places

It was closed before