Genuine love does not perform.
It enters quietly,
with clean hands
and a steady spine.
It does not confuse access
with affection,
or desire with devotion.
It knows a woman’s no
It is a complete sentence
with excellent posture.
Real intimacy waits
until the soul feels safe enough
to exhale.
It asks better questions.
Where did it hurt?
What taught you to hide?
How may I love you
without making a trophy
Of your surrender?
This love is ardent,
but not reckless.
Candid,
but never cruel.
Luminous,
but never loud.
It brings solace
without ownership,
presence without pressure,
heat without harm.
And when it arrives,
the heart does not collapse.
It rises.
Sovereign.
Resilient.
Exquisite.
Loved without being reduced.
Desired without being devoured.
Known without being managed.
That is intimacy:
peace with a pulse,
reverence with rhythm,
and a love confident enough
to stay–
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