Naked
Poetry in free verse
You are so eager
for him to touch your naked body,
so ready
to let him run his callused hands
over your soft curves —
take them all in,
so inviting of his lustful gaze
welcoming his alacrity
with your own impatience.
But have you ever wondered
why it is so hard for you
to let him see your naked soul?
Your wishes, desires, fantasies,
all skeletons in the closet
laid bare for him to feast his eyes on
as readily as you let him
gape at your naked skin?
The way you let him
devour your bare breasts,
would you let him look
at your naked heart with such ease?
Would you let him in your soul
as readily as you let him in
between your legs,
and in your outstretched arms?
What are you hiding, dear brave woman,
that you are afraid
to let someone up so close?
What is it you fear…
