This is something I’ve been working on, not judging myself for my feelings, for how I find happiness in connecting to other people. It’s a work in progress, but sometimes I’m in a good place and can write a poem like this.
Open Invitation
My heart grows more certain
when the door’s left open for
all the different types of love,
for creatures, people, pieces of life
to warm themselves around
my hearth
and grow strong in
their equal shares of esteem
and care, from the open door of
my heart.