timid steps to tender hopes

a sonnet about being nervous with love & romance

Photo by Aleksandr Popov on Unsplash

in the intimate dance of a new relationship, we often carry the rhythm of our past, the echoes of old tunes that sometimes overshadow the melodies of the present. with this poem, “timid steps to tender hopes” i aim to mirror this delicate interplay—a heart once sheltered by the cold arms of fear, now stepping cautiously into the warmth of potential love.

this poem, to me, is a personal manifesto of vulnerability. it acknowledges the scars of past loves while permitting the heart to remain open to future joys. it is a reminder to myself, and perhaps to others, that while the dance of love is fraught with the risk of falling, there is immeasurable beauty in the decision to dance again.

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