I want to meet you
just as you are.
You have a story,
memories from the past.
list of accomplishments
a few missteps or maybe more
a title and a role
Take them all off
strip them one by one and put them in a pile.
I want to meet the you that is left
when all the noise is gone.
You have dreams and aspirations
things that you are working on
a private desire
that no one knows
I don’t want to talk about any of it
add it to the pile.
set it on fire
come to me naked
come as you are
without a story to tell.