I am sorry I am so prickly

toward you

the one I love the most



I am sorry I did not

take your outstretched hand

when you offered it to me

I should have held it



I am learning still

how to be

vulnerable

even in disagreements



Together we are learning

growing



I am sorry I was silly today



I will try not to be so silly tomorrow



I will grow out of this

just as you are growing out of it



I love you with all I have

and all I will be

and all I have been



Even in my silliness

I still love you