Let Me Hold You Poem by Anna Pine

I see every side of you.
The broken inside with jagged edges- the hurt that sometimes tracks down your cheeks on rough days- the kind soul that tries to put on a brave face each day.

I notice it all- the downward slope of your shoulders holding the weight of other people's problems- the tiny smiles, real ones that rarely show- how you wring your hands when you're worried

I want to intertwine our fingers and hold you tight until you relax. Let me show you to remember how to breathe.

All of you- the broken the damage and the hurt

I know it all
I choose you