I’m not sure how to reach you… The years of hurt and disappointment have frozen your heart quite solid. But I didn’t hurt you… I didn’t disappoint you… I cared…freely and openly. But yet that wall is up and I can’t reach you. And I’m sure you must feel isolated and empty at times Those before me built the wall. They were the ones that caused the hurt They were the ones that caused the disappointment. I didn’t. Yet the wall stands between us. How can I break through that fortress you’ve built around your heart? I try to be warm and caring I try to give you the room you need to trust again I try to understand why you keep me at arms length… I can see through your wall I see a heart that once loved A soul that once trusted And you’ve softened the distance long enough to allow me to glimpse What a warm, sensual, caring person you can be. But then you push me away And tell me you’re uncomfortable with me I don’t think it’s me. I think you’re afraid to feel those things again I think that’s why you try to come across as not needing anyone But I know you better than you think No one wants to be alone Please, let me in. I won’t hurt I won’t disappoint I care…openly and freely. Allow me the opportunity to earn your trust Allow me the opportunity to show you the affection you so richly deserve. You won’t be alone any more. That heart will thaw and we can tear the wall down…together.
Reason for writing:
This was written for someone I care about but he won't allow me to get too close. He's suffered from previous relationships and I'm the one that's paying for the problems in his past.
Birth sign: Cancer
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