I feel dark
Deep inside
I have these feelings
I have to hide

I want them out
Out of my head
Otherwise
I want to be dead

I am dead
Dead within
Allowing no one or nothing
To come within
Inside these walls
I use for protection
Never see any
Tiny little section
Hiding away
For no one to see
Putting all
Far away from me

I want someone near
Someone close to my heart
But I don't know
Where to start

Where to open the door of love
Or where to stop things
I know of
I don't know what to say
Or think or feel
Mostly questioning
What is real?
Could love be real? Could hate?
And if so....
Is it too late?

Too late to open the gates
And let love flow
From my heart to my soul
And everything below?

I can't take being shut off
From the world beyond
But I want to see
What can be brough on