Breaking Down Walls - A Poem

My thoughts are full of you these days,

Accompanying all actions,

Warming me with your love,

Strengthening my heart.

Yet one thought pervades all others,

Offering up no answer,

To its sweet mystery.

Years have encapsulated me

In protective walls of stone,

My heart held in dark depths,

Avoiding the light.

How then, with one smile, with one kiss,

Did you shatter into fragments

All that I had built?

In front of you my heart lays bare,

Vulnerable to the world,

Frighteningly naked.

Awake, open, new.

As I stand shivering, amazed,

You wrap your arms around me,

Seeing me in you.

And I know you will protect me.

With you, no walls are needed,

Your heart lies bare to mine,

Simple, giving, true.

Touching softly, stroking away hurts,

Offering me love in exchange

For many lifetimes of fear.

Perhaps I search for answers when

All I need is acceptance

Of the knowledge that you

See the truth of me.

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