Where do you tuck your truest self?
Because I know you don’t wear her on your sleeve.
How many layers do you cradle yourself in?
Did you build that cage yourself?
Do you let just anyone disassemble you?
Or do you worry you won’t be able to put yourself back together again?
Remember those old stacking dolls your parents or grandparents had?
The ones you opened, just to find a miniature inside each time?
Maybe you have that many versions of yourself too
Do you have one that gets stuck?
And do you have to ask for help to open it?
Locked inside yourself until someone lends you the key
Welcoming the unknown into the light
And for one blinding moment
You are so new to this world
It takes your breath away
– VULNERABILITY
Because I know you don’t wear her on your sleeve.
How many layers do you cradle yourself in?
Did you build that cage yourself?
Do you let just anyone disassemble you?
Or do you worry you won’t be able to put yourself back together again?
Remember those old stacking dolls your parents or grandparents had?
The ones you opened, just to find a miniature inside each time?
Maybe you have that many versions of yourself too
Do you have one that gets stuck?
And do you have to ask for help to open it?
Locked inside yourself until someone lends you the key
Welcoming the unknown into the light
And for one blinding moment
You are so new to this world
It takes your breath away
– VULNERABILITY