i see that

she is rarely
blue. hardly
ever down and
out, sad about
where she is,
or where she
has been. i am
amazed by
her strength,
her resiliency,
the joy she finds
in each and
every day, stretched
from end to end.
but i know
that deep within
her is a need
to be held, to
be loved
without conditions.
to be desired and
wanted and how
she fears to let
that be known.