Issues Of Trust Poem by Lorraine Licona

Sometimes in fear
I build a wall
But know it is only my self-defense
as your silence is yours
I want to show you my heart
but I need your trust
I need you to open yourself to me
and love me without reservation
so that I may feel secure in the fact
that your love is reality
Then you will see
all that is within me
that I hold back to protect my heart
Then I can love you freely
without fear

At times we’ve come close
so close
to perfect love
For a brief moment
I caught a glimpse of your heart -
your true feelings
But then you shut yourself away again
and closed the door
just as I was about to enter
I know it is hard to trust again
with the pain of broken hearts of the past
but it’s easier
than spending the rest of your life
alone