brutal kindness is unfamiliar,
my relearned heart reading
welcomes as warnings.
how do you soften
self sabotage?
how do you cradle
cracked credence?
i know not how to let myself open,
but with your patience and
kindest eyes, i try.
softening
intensely delicate.
Porcelain Prose 
The middle stanza speaks loud. Thanks for sharing!
The middle stanza speaks loud. Thank you for sharing!