Shake

1.14.12

You are a wonderful being
with a beautiful future
to grow into,
and I know how much it hurts
to be left in the dark
of that confining cocoon
doubting the existence of wings.

When I tell you all of this,
I shake.

I shake violently.
It seizes every muscle
until it touches my spine
and I can barely sit up
in my weakness.

I shake because
I love you more than my body can stand.
I shake because
I carry the world and more for you.