{ to believe in you }

What

 What does it mean



  What does it mean to believe?

   In someone?


What does it mean to believe in someone, 
 the way that I have come to believe in you?

For none of the usual rules seem 
                                 to apply.

I believe in your goodness, 
 your innate kindness -

I trust you, 

             although

               I have not seen you
 
             with my eyes,

     touched you with my hands,

or even traded a friendly hug --


Perhaps :

          new ways of touching bring
          new ways of believing
and
          new modes of friendship give
          new ways of appreciating.

Take, please,

              this my offer --

              you have my belief

              not that you will not stumble
             (as I will certainly do)

          but

      that

    You will always have my belief

  in

You