I was standing right next to him
in a room full of colorful fabrics.
Silks and velvets hung off my arms
like a tree dressed in rainbow prayer ties.
I was standing right next to him,
wearing perfectly ironed trousers like my wrinkle-free mind,
and a leather belt I cherished too much.
I was standing right next to him,
as a blank notebook.
Everything he said wrote itself
on the pages of my heart.
I was standing right next to him
when the clarity between his words
wrapped my shoulders as a timeless hug.
I was standing right next to him
A smile broke through,
and I surrendered to a freedom
I had never known before.
I was standing right next to him
when a smile broke through.
And I surrendered to a freedom
I had never known before.