tell me your secrets
i'll keep them
as if they were mine
hide them from
judging, prying eyes
bury them in my skin
seal my lips,
bare your soul
say them all
your deepest fears,
each unshed tear
the loneliness that creeps
and makes you silently weep
everything that makes
you ache
show me, that i may take
all of them in
tell me of your sins
don't leave anything out
wipe the taste
of bitterness from your mouth

i love you,
i love everything about you that hurts