I will feel safe
when I know
there is no way
I can fall from grace
in your eyes
by being myself

Then I will stretch
into the farthest edges
of myself. I will wake up
all my toes, my fingertips
and my wings. My skin,
and all the currents within me,
my stride, my dance, my rhythm,
my hearing and my vision

All this will feel secure
in the fine deep space
you hold for me
in the warmth of your gaze,
in the kindness of your eyes.

©Wendy Mulhern
January 12, 2016