Gift Of Myself Poem by Paul Sebastian

If I told you who I am
Would you still like me?
If I unveil my life’s sham
Would you then, reject me?
If I drop the mask I cleverly wear
Let you look inside, the naked me
Know the true me, I willingly share
Would you stop loving me?
Would you make me feel, shame
Feel small and naïve?
I am afraid to share the person I am
Cos that’s all I have!

You can only know me to the extend, I share
I seek courage to honestly confide in you
You can only love me to the extend, I bare
You can only love me if I selflessly grew
Truth, the greatest kindness I can offer
Gift of myself, is all I have got for you
Know the real me to love me proper
I entrust to you, my inner most secrets
That too, is my gift: part of me
I share deep emotions with no regrets
To harvest fruit of love, from love tree
Shed the different masks I wear
To reveal manipulating games I play
In my nakedness before you I dare
Love freely sharing on love’s pathway.
Slipping into the depths of love’s intimacy
In complete oneness, voiding shadow-play
Lovers cement two as one: a fulfilling prophecy.


Copyright © Paul Sebastian