Vulnerable

Open, prone to infection;

The infection which is others' deceit,

Seeping into your very soul...

Breaking apart what was once whole.

Shattered and unable to mended,

Fences built around the destruction.

A mirage of strength; seemingly

Permeable to any threatening weapon.

A hard shell created that can

Only ever be peeled away through

The acts of unadulterated love.

Will anyone repair your shattered soul?

You convince yourself that you are

A self-sufficient person with no need

For love, and that you are strong.

However, you crave for love to fix you.

And love does come, in the rarest form.

A person you'd never think to trust

Tries relentlessly to figure you out,

Until you can fight no more and only

Let the person inside of your empty heart.