A Safe Place



There once was a heart that was small and weak,

And never could it find peace or love.

Over the years it grew weary and fearful,

Covering itself with a strong protective glove.



Inside the glove the heart felt safe,

Yet as time went by it needed more.

Building courage and fortitude over that time,

It grew stronger and wanted to sore.



But the glove around it had become a wall.

A wall that grew through the years.

It was built with pain and fear and shame.

And shed many and many a tear.



And then one day this heart realized

The thing it feared most,

Was the Loneliness and sadness

It had allowed itself to host.



There must be a way.

It must find out how,

To open the door

And let love in Now!



And there it was!

Another heart to unlock the door.

Joy and hope of happiness at last.

Could it be forever and more?



The wall began to crumble,

The heart began to breath.

The hope of love eternal.

Just a heart-beat to seize.



Yet it was not to happen,

And the pain returned once more.

Closing the door and raising the wall,

Never to enter, nevermore!



Now the wall firmly stands,

And the heart has regained its place.

Never to open its self again

Or feel a warm embrace.



beth