A Perfect Mess

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Could it be true

could you come here

as you are

uncertain, unclear, unpolished

carrying the weight 

of a thousand suns

could it be true

that it's enough to show up

this way

the way you are now, empty 

of answers, not knowing

not ever knowing

what's next

could it be true

that you’ve always been worthy

and right

just as you are

that you don't have to fix or dim

add

or subtract

could it be okay

that you still forget

to breathe

that you feel ripped open 

with want

that sometimes you hurt

more than you heal

could it be okay

that sometimes you listen

to the parts that insist

there's something

more important

than love

beautifully flawed

magically messy, radiating 

the light of a thousand suns

could it be okay to let 

softness embrace

every little morsel of 
you