vulnerable...

...as petals fall

from the tulip... one-by-one.... they came off in my hand - gently, yet unexpectedly - tumbling to the floor - leaving me speechless - as my tulips became

naked -

exposed -

revealed -

to their very core... causing them to look both scarce and beautiful in what was left behind - raw vulnerability - which is what happens to us - when our layers are peeled away - either to ourselves or to others - we are left exposed - remain vulnerable to what could happen - no way to protect ourselves - to draw anything around us - except a veil of trust in what will be - and hope all will come out the way it was meant to - things will be alright - it will be okay - the beauty will not have been ignored - because it will have led to...

a

happy day.....