Here's The Thing.

Here's the thing, though.

Yes.

I need a lot of care.

Yes.

I need reassurance.

Yes.

I need daily reminders.

Yes.

That is what I need.

I was a child in an unloved home.

I spent my time often afraid and alone.

My first marriage was a phony.

None the rest really cared to know me.

It was about how could I show up for them.

How could I conform to them?

How could I morph to them?

How could I...

How could I...

How could I...

What about me?

What about my needs?

I need safety.

I need peace.

I need play.

I need ease.

Can you provide those things?

This is not an invitation for experimentation.

This is a required dedication.

I am a woman with a lot to give.

With several lives I have already lived.

The young age of thirty makes no difference for me.

For there is more than the beauty you see.

You can think that you know me.

Yes, you can size me up.

I promise you though...

I am the one to show up.

If I've loved and left you,

Then don't be mistaken.

There's plenty I asked you.

Plenty I have forgiven.

When it came to my heart...

I got tired of breaking.

My love is pure.

You just have to know me.

If you cannot see that,

You are not looking.