Healed by love
 

How many times we find ourselves,
standing in the shadow of life,
hiding our hearts within solid shelves,
no more depths in which we dive,
creating walls, a fort that protects,
keeping out negative influences,
wearing a mask through which nothing reflects,
creating emotionless defences.

But even these emotionless defences,
will turn out insufficient in time,
disarming our protective pretences,
creating a much warmer clime,
within our deprived heart and soul,
breaking the shelves, freeing our hearts,
paying for the last time loneliness’ toll,
love will heal, create a whole out of parts.

© Clautje West 2001