Pieces of Me

Gentle words caress my battered soul

sweet nothings shimmy down my ear canal

and soft kisses mend my battered heart.

My skin tingles beneath your touch

the hard shell melting under the warmth

of your understanding heart.

Majestic butterflies swim through my stomach,

a wave flopping back and forth against

the shore at the mere thought of being near you.

I swore I'd never fall again.

Then you came along and breathed

new life into my long dead body.

You took my pieces and made me whole again,

serenading hope back into my lungs

and jolting my belief in fairy tales to life.

Your smooth fingertips glide across my thigh

a grin spread across your soft lips

kicking my heart into high gear.