Life takes turns

decides when to win

and how to struggle,

we choose our battles

in the manner we seek out

those close to us,

those foundations of security.

Sometimes its consequence

presents a nightmare

of vulnerability

we’d rather not experience,

so we shelter ourselves

around facades, stigma

a surface level hysteria

until we break,

we fall apart

we unravel

completely unaware

that someone dear

is ready to put all the pieces together

if we let them.

Life has those beautiful moments,

we just need to ask,

and that will be a wonderful lesson

learned in the most difficult way.

If we can reach out,

that presence will return.