How beautiful and painful

Is it, to finally be understood

In a world where everyone misunderstands you

It is a blessing to have someone understand

Your complex, inner-most self

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Having to let someone

Through the various layers

Of your being

Can be relieving and terrifying at the same time

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Where one does feel vulnerable

And strengthened at the same time

At time, fear wells up

At others, a sense of relief

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As the burden seems to have become lighter

However, the weight still remains

The walls have been broken

For the better or…