Weakness

Original Painting by Mark Warren Jacques
Medium: Acrylic, Ink, Graphite, Enamel on Canvas
Signed on the front in pencil and on the back in gold ink
Canvas Size: 24 inches wide x 36 inches tall x 1.5 inches deep
Framed Size: 27 inches wide x 39 inches tall x 1.5 inches deep

Weakness

In the quiet space, next to you,
Between daybreak and dreaming,
A question, fragile and unadorned.
Do you love me?

In a world that idolizes the rise,
The fall is feared.
Everyone loves strength,
Yet, do you love me for my weakness?

This is the real test,
Not a trial of endurance or might,
But of bowing and bending.

A silent understanding that love,
In its purest form,
Cradles both the light and the shadow.

To be weak with you,
To unveil the cracks and the flaws,
And still be met with open arms—
This is love.