surrender to the asking

When we first said hello

You asked of me something new

Outside my comfort zone

I wanted to shut the door then

And pull a blanket

Around my fearful self

But something deep inside

Told me instead

To keep an open mind

And so it went

This journey between you and I

Each time you led me toward

The precipice

And I faltered

While fearful voices screamed loud

But something deeper down also cried out

This is real

And a way to grow

So trust

And don’t let go

Keep opening

So as I contemplate

How I have changed

It’s no surprise

To feel these tears falling down

As I sense the petals of my heart opening

At the mere thought of you

As well as all that we have endured

I never never knew

When we first met

How much you would ask of me

Or of all the ways I would be given to

By surrendering myself

To the asking