by
Glitter

In my mind I see you holding my hand
Lacing your fingers through mine
Gripping my hand tight
Protectively, lovingly, gently
Walking beside me, talking to me
Telling me of your day, telling me of your dreams
Winking at me when you see me smiling at you
Knowing I'm smiling because you're with me
Knowing that feeling your strong hand
Gives me comfort that's beyond my own control
Control that I have in some ways
But not in the ways I desire most
And those ways are the ways you excel at
And you let me borrow from you
You lend me your strength
You lend me your courage
You lend me the confidence I need to go about my day

Your hand holds mine tightly
Marking your territory
Letting others know that I am yours
That I am your woman
That the reason I have a flirtatious smile
The reason I dress so sexy
The reason I swing my hips when I walk
The reason that lets me freely be childish
So I can have no fear of being myself
Because I know you're there to protect me
The reason I can let the little girl that is Me
Finally come out and play
Play with the aggressive, yet protective, fun-loving soul
That is totally You
Protecting and fun-loving, but also nurturing
Nurturing me when my tears fall
Letting me curl in your arms and lose myself totally
Whispering in my ear that I don't have to hide with you
I don't have to hold up my walls
I don't have to act or put up a front
The reason I can finally be able to heal...unafraid
The reason I can also be protecting and loving
To comfort the soft side that you let me see
When you give yourself the chance to be unafraid as well

Your hand is strong around mine
It pulls me close to you, while your eyes drink me in
With silence you tell me I'm sexy
You let me rejoice in my femininity
You let me fantasize about possibilities
Seducing you, charming you, teasing you
You make me feel old-fashioned
That I can look at you and see your inner strength
And all I want to do is be swept away
Swept away by the cool sexiness
The teasing promises of fatigues
The very look in your eye when you glance at me
The hardness that both frightens yet draws me to you
The way you hold my head in your hands
When you kiss me ever so softly
The way you know I love how you dress
Slipping my fingers through the belt loop of your jeans
Pulling you towards me
While I slip a hand beneath your shirt
And capture a breast to feel you tremble
And it makes me smile
Seeing you lose control when you're in my hands
Hands that trace soft circles in your hands
Before kissing them, licking them
Drawing each finger into my mouth
Staring into your eyes and seeing your desire
Desire that I know will make me yours
Desire that makes you pull away from me
Long enough to strip yourself before you take me
Stroking me deeply while I call out, "Baby..."
Kissing my lips while you tease me with more
Holding me close while you feel me tremble
Never letting me go...

Your hands comfort me, take me, guide me
They free me, tease me, tracing my lips when I smile
They protect me, nurture me, and deliciously scratch me
They are the extension of the beauty that is you
They show me all the wonders that you can do
They are more than you can ever imagine
They aren't butch, they aren't femme
They are just you, and that is who I need
Who I want, who I crave, the one who I dream about at night
Your hands are the hands that hold mine
In my heart, in my mind, and hopefully...in my life.

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