Fiercely strong, for someone so slight 

I promise this will not be an easy fight

Stop climbing, that wall is solid stone

Built with love, to keep out the unknown

Somewhere in there is a beating heart

Still in pieces from being ripped apart

From the safety of my cosy little shell

I can easily sense who I need to repel

The closer you get, the more I pull away

This is the ultimate price you will pay

A defense mechanism makes me withdraw

And makes me desperately hide my core

Absent of trust, I will not let you in

I’m not even sure it’s a battle you can win

Time will tell, but I will not

I’m just here, thickening the plot

Only when I truly sense safety

Will I open up, gradually but innately

Until then I’ll escape in my head

Distancing myself, thoughts left unsaid