He wrote, "you're beautiful,"
in the text message this morning.
The same words often glide
easily from his lips.
And the years of self-imposed doubt
fade as I see truth in his eyes.
He sees me as no other;
his vision takes me to that
Enchanted Cottage
where lovers view one another
with hearts and passion
that surpass mortal eyes.
The world will never see
his vision of me,
but with him as my mirror
I am beautiful.