When the Moment Came

When the Moment Came

For me it was about building,
revealing layer by layer,
trusting that each new
discovery would make the core stronger.
You said it was about honesty,
trust and lack of expectation.
I believed you.

When the moment came
that you said there was no
bridge that our love could not
get us across,
I thought you meant it.

When the moment came
that I said
I trust enough,
I love enough,
I feel safe enough
to give all of me,
you pulled away.

You say that all must
have been revealed before.
All needed to be confessed
for me to be trusted.
You say that you cannot
be sure that I will not reveal
more of me.

I thought life was a process
of discovery.

You said I was strong.
You said I was beautiful.
You said that you loved me
deeply and true.
You say that you love me still.

Love does not reward
honesty with rejection.
When the moment came...