no lotus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Looking at you<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I see right<\/p>\n\n\n\n
into your soul,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
your humanness,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
your things<\/p>\n\n\n\n
that you wished<\/p>\n\n\n\n
you hadn\u2019t done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And I love you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I open my bad shit<\/p>\n\n\n\n
cupboard and I<\/p>\n\n\n\n
show you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
my weakness, my<\/p>\n\n\n\n
stumble, my falling<\/p>\n\n\n\n
off a cliff,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
your hand strokes<\/p>\n\n\n\n
my belly,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
a part of me that you<\/p>\n\n\n\n
love, nothing tightens, and<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I keep talking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is what it feels like<\/p>\n\n\n\n
to<\/p>\n\n\n\n
keep another person<\/p>\n\n\n\n
in mind,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
and to hold space for<\/p>\n\n\n\n
another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So how old were you<\/p>\n\n\n\n
when<\/p>\n\n\n\n
you met the love<\/p>\n\n\n\n
of your life, <\/p>\n\n\n\n
you ask?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I stutter and your <\/p>\n\n\n\n
eyes crinkle:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
it\u2019s ok, I know the <\/p>\n\n\n\n
answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s 52.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The lotus<\/p>\n\n\n\n
slowly lifts<\/p>\n\n\n\n
her head, the<\/p>\n\n\n\n
frost forgotten<\/p>\n\n\n\n
as she basks<\/p>\n\n\n\n
in the warmth<\/p>\n\n\n\n
of this glorious <\/p>\n\n\n\n
sun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
~Lu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
no lotus. Looking at you I see right into your soul, your humanness, your things that you wished you hadn\u2019t done. And I love you. I open my bad shit cupboard and I show you: my weakness, my stumble, my falling off a cliff, your hand strokes my belly, a part of me that you […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[34,27,35,18],"tags":[7,28,14,5],"class_list":["post-377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appreciation","category-connection","category-gratitude","category-love","tag-awe","tag-kindness","tag-new-love","tag-possibility"],"yoast_head":"\n