Terrified

Sad but true how I struggled

To feel the love coming from you

When all of the time it was hiding

Like a terrified animal heavily buried

Under a pile of rules

And if at times it becomes hard for me

To breathe

When love stands throwing open

Its waiting arms to me

Please be patient

With it all

You see it is kinda sad but true

That even though I am a tender soul

At times I got so bruised

By life

That I became a barricaded and frightened

Beast

Circling and circling in my lonely lair

Praying to absent forces for release

And it was always going to take some time

To befriend the wounds that lived

Deeply hidden within this aching heart of mine

So if I fear

When you draw near

And get the urge to run

Just set me free to go through all of the emotions

Stay completely calm

And do not fear

For holding space will always be

The best approach to set me

Free

From all of the terror, fear and doubting

Just ignore all the shouting

And hear what hides within the silent spaces left

When I feel myself scared of closeness

Terrified by tenderness