Overwhelmed by waves of empathy.
Voice calling your name echos distantly.
Through the cavern that houses my battle worn heart.
A longing trapped inside the fortress ramparts.

Hope becomes the last semblance of a once loving visage.
Closing what was open. Moved to the defensive.
Securing all love in an emotional vault.
Boundaries a must as I've emotionally evolved.

Just know I would let you in. To a place that my wonder and love could restart.
I want you to follow me through the doorway that opens my heart.
I want to show the depth that no...