He whispered in my ear, "you're beautiful" And for the first time in my life, I felt the gravity of thosewords Holding me down like an anvil Because they were laced with the simplest sincerity And yet laden with emotions beyond thosetwowords They conveyed that I was being seen as a Queen worth more than her weight in gold In thosetwowords I was being told That my crown wasn't a display of riches but rather a helmet Protecting my most valuable asset And if only I would be brave enough to let him He'd be honored enough to set them Deep inside my heart where no one else could get them Hidden treasures for my pleasure and the building of my esteem It was these twowords that allowed me to see That I am not defined by my history Of lovers lost and lovers tossed Lovers who didn't know they would pay the cost Of my ultimate happy Lovers who pushed me into the arms of him who would be the one I prayed for but didn't trust that I deserved Served to me not on a silver platter But on a smattering of my deepest emotions That no one else cared enough to analyze Because if they did they would have realized That it was amazing all that I survived just to stand in their presence But his presence is my present, and thosetwowords are my gift As he continues to lift my spirit, I soar to another level of love I didn't know existed And this cardiac arrest can't be resisted Because I gladly hand over my heart to he that makes it beat Slow and steady with his steadfast reassurance Thosetwowords give me the freedom to be me And so I live For another day to hear him say, "You're beautiful."