why are we so afraid of
the tender, exposure of
inside, gently cradled by
toughness skinned over
from days of survival,
thick with not letting
anyone in, to touch
the real, born within us.
© Ali Grimshaw 2019
THE TENDERNESS PROJECT IS AN EXPERIMENT IN RADICAL EMPATHY CURATED BY ROSS GAY AND SHAYLA LAWSON. IT RECOGNIZES THE TENDERNESSES THAT APPEAR IN THE MARGINS AND LIGHTS THESE TINY SPACES.
The Reluctant Poet 
Thanks for sharing. I hope we will all continue to take the risk of revealing the tender in each of us.
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Always happy sharing your posts, Ali!!
xoxo
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