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want me and I am right here," something, I get scared too,

he turns her around so their sometimes, but then I look at

eyes meet. He wants her to you, into those beautiful

see the truthfulness in his face, brown eyes, and I'm alright.
what she already knows very My day is alright, my life is
well. alright. That's what I see

"I believe you, I'm just.•. 1 when I look at you."

can't believe I'm saying this, "Yes but-I don't know

me being the strong black what to say."

woman who has fought so "Whatever it is that you
hard to be tough are afraid of, you

and thick- There, I soid it, have to trust me.
skinned, to not You have to let go

show emotion, I'm she thought to and let God. I

just scared." wouldn't do anything

There, I said it, herself. The rea I to hurt you. I have

she thought to had my share of
herself. The real
test was what mistakes and bumpy

test was what would he do roads to. With all
would he do with this I have grown

this information. with this stronger and into the

So many in her man standing before

past used it as a information. you today." Naomi

ticket it, to take starts to shiver a lit-

advantage, to tie, from the air get-

overpower. She thought that ting colder and temperature

women had to be so strong to dropping. The night is starting

survive and get by, had to to settle in. "Let's get inside

make ends meet and pick up where it's warmer." Naomi

the pieces, and here she was dreaded his words as he
showing a sign of weakness. motioned her over to his couch.
In the past this would have

"You know it's okay to be been the perfect occasion for
scared, just like it's okay to be making love and sleeping
happy, sad. They're all emo- together. She played it out in
tions, and their all real and her head: he whispers some
validated. Let me tell you sweet nothings into her ear

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