[6.9.2022]

"what is tenderness to you?"

tenderness feels like a cloudy blue sky. the sun shines through and kisses your skin but the clouds help lighten the pressure. it's soft and windy and fluffy like cotton candy and disappears right at the touch of your tongue.

tenderness feels like fresh new bedsheets after a long shower at the end of a miserable day. a sense of calmness washing over you when the temperature of the room warms you up on a chilly night.

tenderness feels like flowers that bloom during autumn. the season that offers soft sweaters, hot coffee, fallen leaves with hints of cosmos. never too cold, never too hot.

tenderness is a lover. he who plants kisses on your skin. he who creates a safe space for you amidst the chaos of reality. he whose body temperature complements yours. he is sweet and kind and writes poetry of waking up to your body with his.