I will love you steady
hold you when you think
your heart is on the equator
and your body spins
at the south pole
and you cannot
get it together
I will love you still
even when you leave
afraid of what it means
to be vulnerable and
need what you
cannot find within
I will love you here
and wait through the struggle
breathe when you are on quest
for the parts of you that seem
all over the place
I will love you
regardless
© Valerie Bridgeman
June 10, 2014
