The Bear's Den

you,

in a wasteland

have found your den

as I,

in a wasteland

have found a bear’s den

my mind tells me to fear

but my heart tells me

I am safe here–

finding refuge

with a force so strong

it could tear me apart

how you are a fire

which warms me

but at any moment

can burn me

how you teach me
love cannot exist

without fear