What she said....

This poem was written by a friend of mine from high school.  She had posted it to her Facebook page and it resonated deeply, to my core,  with me.  I couldn't have written it any better.  I'm putting it here so I can always have a copy and so you can read it too.  Let's discuss, let's explore, let's decide.

Move Me - by Melanie H.

I want to be moved
dammit,
so move me
move me
make me
feel
push me past
my resistance
into that wide open space
give me something
beyond
the ordinary
beyond what you give
to the rest of the world
show me your naked soul
and I will gasp at your beauty
show me your unveiled eyes
and I will weep at your truth
show me your heart
cracked and broken
and I will hold it
with more tenderness
than you could ever possibly
imagine
and if you trust me
if you give me time
I will show you how
those very cracks
make you whole
I crave a depth
uncommon
I crave a meaning
deeper than
surface
I crave a glimpse
of spirit
divine
and I crave a touch
so primal and
earthly that it brings me
to my knees.
you bring me
to my knees.
I want transcendence
I want to be shattered
I want to gasp at the
brilliance of
ordinary moments
and extraordinary times
and these are the most
ordinary
extraordinary times
so shatter me
I want to know the secrets
your bones hold
I want to see drums of passion
beat
behind your fluttering
eyelids
I want to know what moves
you
Where your center lies
and just how far I can go before
I reach the edge
of you.
I want to feel
everything
push myself to feel
more
push myself past the pain
lean hard against discomfort
fight numbness
and complacency and
comfort
in search of
more
in search of this
in search of that blinding
searing
goddess power
to touch the
muse
to break the spell
to move the world
I want to be moved
dammit
so move me.