Overcome

The only time
I was ever enveloped
completely by your love
was when your heart
reached out and
comforted mine.
You took both my hands.
You locked them in yours.

A moment so fleeting,
I never thought
it would exist again.
To be engulfed by
your caring core,
sensory overload.
Overcome,
I could not move.

If someone had said
"The only way
to save yourself
is to run"
I would have died there.
Melted clay in your hands.

A feeling that only returns
with your gentle touch
in the spot where
I attacked myself.

Complete acceptance.
You cover all wounds,
bandaging my heart with your hands.
You gingerly pry
the broken shards of my soul
out of the lies they've drowned in.

Only you have
the power
to make me feel
like a child
held entirely in the arms
of a loved one;
Safe,
Content,
Overcome.

{Prompt: Overcome}
Copyright: August 1, 2013