Secreta intimidad

Beyond the bad
or the good
beyond desire
or an 'I love you'
I confess loves
I have lived
and I have touched the sky
and the forbidden.

I have played with love
and heartbreak
I have kissed other lips
without contradiction
I can see the distress in my gaze
when there was no comfort for my tears.

I bring out the voice
that sleeps in my heart
and I don't ask for forgiveness
for what I've lived
maybe time
will gift me a flower
only I will know what scents it left me
that it took away.

Intimate secrets that I carry within
whispering their lament in my ear
and even though I want to scream
in the silence
I have learned to keep
my feelings.

I bring out the voice
that sleeps in my heart
and I don't ask for forgiveness
for what I've lived
maybe time
will gift me a flower
only I will know what scents it left me
that it took away that it took away.