intimate

 we tend to think of 

intimacy as something shared

between others. 

a first kiss. 

holding hands. 

saying i love 

you 

for the first time. 

but is it not more intimate

to have something shared

with yourself.

your first heart

break.

when you cried yourself to sleep.

you spent a summer morning on a hike

alone

with only the sound of the earth to accompany 

you.

learned to love yourself

again

said 

i

missed

you.

that is the most intimate. is when you learn to feel yourself again. and love her back.