not until then...

 
you can strip down to naked flesh
offer your body for every kiss
...surrender to each tender caress
spread yourself entirely before his gaze
 
but can you bare yourself  
without shedding any fabric
show him your deepest
open yourself to him in unseen ways
 
will you be fractured...ugly...real
undiluted in being
unmasked & unfiltered  
completely honest in how you feel
 
when nothing is remaining hidden
inner eyes have seen & shared
run spectral fingers over mind
...scars
...& heart
touched & accepted every gift given
 
only then can you truthfully claim
he knows you inside & out
seen you at your most vulnerable
...most broken
weeping...so hard you're gasping
making no move to hide it
that's when you can honestly say
you've been intimate...
in every possible way



This is such a hard place for me to go...often if we get that naked, they betray it...making it even harder next time...