Vulnerability

The funny thing about the word vulnerability is that someone, a few months ago, told me I needed to learn to lean into mine.

He wanted me to be vulnerable to him. The thing is, I hadn’t felt safe (protected) with him for him to see me for me. How could I? How could I lean on my vulnerability when he couldn’t take the time to want to fully catch me?

Yet months later, here I was with someone new, leaning into my vulnerability. In less than two months of dating this person, I felt safe and protected in his arms. For a brief moment, this man saw me. Maybe it was true what “Fall” said those months ago, “You put this façade of being strong, but you’re vulnerable, we all are, and you are going to lean into it, trust me, you are going to show that side of you.”

I guess he was right. (It just wasn’t with him)

It was with the one that I felt a stronger connection with, even if he was just a shooting star.

I leaned into my vulnerability.

©Valerie