living, breathing thunderstorms in each other’s arms…

why would we ever ask each other to come out from our corners of self-safety

why would
we ever ask each other
to come out from our corners
of self-safety
and crumble down our walls
for anything that wouldn't
be as true and deep
and beautifully wild
and as gutted open and as
raging as to be living, breathing
thunderstorms in each other's arms,
tracing our fingers through starlight…
why would i move
when i'm this. terrified. to move.
so if you're going to ask me
to shed away my safety
…let it be for everything beautiful
imaginable under god.

– butterflies rising

why would we ever ask each other to come out from our corners of self-safety

‘why would we ever ask each other to come out from our corners of self-safety' is a poem by the author butterflies rising that can be found in her poetry book ‘she's flowers and fire'.

why would we ever ask each other to come out from our corners of self-safety

pretty pink flowers background of ‘why would we ever ask each other to come out from our corners of self-safety and crumble down our walls' in ‘she's flowers and fire'.

why would we ever ask each other to come out from our corners of self-safety

pretty teal background of ‘so if you're going to ask me to shed away my safety …let it be for everything beautiful imaginable under god.' in ‘she's flowers and fire'.

let it be for everything beautiful  imaginable under god.

teal background ‘why would we ever ask each other to come out from our corners of self-safety and crumble down our walls' in ‘she's flowers and fire'.

why would we ever ask each other to come out from our corners of self-safety and crumble down our walls

natural wood background ‘why would we ever ask each other to come out from our corners of self-safety and crumble down our walls' in ‘she's flowers and fire'.

living, breathing thunderstorms in each other's arms

living, breathing thunderstorms in each other's arms

living, breathing thunderstorms in each other's arms

why would we ever ask each other to come out from our corners of self-safety