Layers [√]

[ how to offer your love ]

if you dare to come and love me
know that i am wrapped
in two decades of layers

made up of bullet wounds
pure anxiety and an unhealthy dose
of being never enough for a lot of things

but the veins in my heart are as strong
as most of my convictions and my smile
maybe brittle around the corners
and the spaces between my fingers bleed
for the people and the memories i have let go
and my mind is another storage box
for all the words i have yet to write
and maybe on my best days
you will still find me battle-worn

but love
if you dare to come and love me
you will find me immensely yours