the one place

box.

hedge.

walls.

I have built them.

hiding the one place

the one place my heart lives.

my heart has been bruised and beaten

trust has been misused

love has been unfaithful

so I hide the one place.

the one place my heart lives.

the walls make me feel safe

the box is where I go when I feel overwhelmed.

the hedge is there to prick people as they come near me.

walls.

box.

hedge.

they are filled with lies.

I long for someone to dare to come near me.

to love me right here.

to fight to get past all of them, to see my heart.

will you?

will you brave the hedge to come to me?

will you chase after me when I go into my box to hide?

will you crawl over the walls to find me?

will you dare to find the one place--

the one place my heart lives??