When your eyes lock with mine
and my gaze won’t fade
Know there’s an ocean behind
my sighs and silly tries
to stop your steps long enough to reciprocate
the affection I know you feel the same
toward me.

So baby, don’t hold back
when I hold your hand
when I stroke your head
when I kiss your neck

Baby, don’t hold back
not an inch of skin
Not a word need be said
when our hearts connect

Baby, don’t hold back
not for a second will we regret
giving our all to this:
mine is yours
and yours my bliss.

Baby, don’t hold back
Restraint had its place
but now this gift
is far better unwrapped
again and again

Oh, let me show you the ways
my mind races and replays
all the things I would say
if I could express my love
with mere language

This body not all
but coupled with a soul
so committed to your whole being
I’m pleading you don’t hold back,
and let me see you.

Quina Aragon

Quina Aragon

Quina Aragon is an author, speaker, and spoken word artist based in Orlando, Florida. She has written three children’s books—Love Made, Love Gave, and Love Can—and a book for adults, Love Has a Story. Her first fiction book, a novel-in-verse titled If Hurricanes Were Flowers, is set to release in 2027 with InterVarsity Press. Born in Manila and raised in Orlando, Quina is of Filipina, Puerto Rican, and Jamaican descent. As a first-generation child of immigrants, her writing explores identity, migration, and how our personal and cultural stories echo Scripture’s grand narrative. She has helped create projects through her writing, editing, creative vision, teaching, and/or performing for clients like Christianity Today, Vū Virtual Production Studios, YouVersion Bible App, Propel Women, Chasing Justice, Truth's Table, The Gospel Coalition, Ballet 5:8, InterVarsity Press, Bethany House Publishers, Moody Publishers, The Good Book Company, Harvest House, Risen Motherhood, Cru, Proverbs 31 Ministries, Training Leaders International, and many more.

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