Trembling

Sometimes I forget how fragile your heart is, how thin and shivering the thread of hope reaching out from it can seem. Embrace this moment, cup it in your hands like a butterfly warmed by the sun, and love it for the experience it brings.  You are loved. You are wanted. Breathe and spread your wings.

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