I Love

I Love

i love

that you’re frail

fickle and weak

i love that you’re flawed 

torn and scarred

i love 

that deep down inside

you’re scared

and vulnerable

to failure

and hurt

i love that you

break down

give up

and weep

i love

your fundamental fragility

and brokenness

and deep

heart-breaking sadness

i love

that all life long

you have longed, and longed

and longed

i love your striving

to become

braver and bigger

than you are

all this makes

you

so incredibly, unspeakably

beautiful to me

14th january 2014

from the upcoming book "The Truth Is Love"

photo credit: Iraj Jahanshahi at https://www.facebook.com/iraj.jahanshahi

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