Just look at me
with sweet, swelling eyes
that eat me whole
and have me too.
Touch me
and just grab me
sweetly abuse me
attend me
and love all of me
my body
my heart
my flaws
my face -
both of them.
I want you
I want to need you
but I can't say it.
I can't open my heart
unless you show me that you hold
the key
in your warming
pink
hands.
________________
Bethany Louise Rose
2015
