Not Any One Thing

by Cassandrablue

For the longest time
I didn't get it
Didn't get why
But now I do
It's not the innocence
Because innocence is not
What we think it is
Anything that can be taken away
Is not real in the first place
It is the ability to love
Love completely
For who else can look upon you
With all your flaws
With all your weaknesses
With all your neuroses
And love you for all that you are?
I've never been loved like that
By a man or woman
Never never never
But I am loved like that
By a little girl
To her I am beautiful
In every way
Even though I tend to bite my nails
I have trouble sitting still
I worry too much
About everything
I guess about the only time I feel calm
Is when I feel her embrace
When her arms and legs wrap round me
And her kiss warms me
And I feel her love completely
And I know why
It's not any one thing
It's complete.