Intimacy

See.

See…

Into Me.

Into Me See

That though my exterior is sub zero

You melt me like a Popsicle in Saharan heat.

Into me see that

Though I exude the confidence of a psychedelic freak,

I am a fragile daisy wailing,

“Don’t break me.”

Into me see that

Everything I share,

Is shared with the care of an

Overprotective, overwhelmed damsel with a shattered heart streak.

I am not what I portray,

Weaker than porcelain,

Feathers strong than me,

Into me see that…

I need you but I fear you,

I see you but shake near you,

Fear that you’ll figure me out once

You see into me.

Intimacy.

See

See

Into me see

Though my words are as cold as the winter snow

I only seek to ignite the fire within

Into me see that

Though your touch seems unwanted and unappreciated

I only fear for the darkness behind it

“Don’t use me”

Into me see that

Love scares me

And your very existence shakes the core of my resolve

That I can no longer hold back what I’ve been fighting to do

Shatter

Break

Crack all my insecurities

Into me see that

I fear to need you

I shake to be near you

Fear that you will run away from me

Once you see

See into me

Intimacy

By Chipo Biti & Kuda Mkudu