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Fortress

I wanna tear my heart open Tear my chest wide Expose my beating heart But for some reason I hide Maybe it’s the curse of Virgo That makes me appear so cold On the outside I am coal-black But on the inside I’m glittering gold Until someone cracks me open I fear I’ll stay inside these walls I am alone in my fortress But I wish that I could fall Into your arms, unafraid With no doubt that you’ll catch me But this fear remains, like a cage And inside fear I can’t be free So I’ll take a knife to myself And I’ll keep on trying And hopefully you’ll want to help And together we’ll keep prying Maybe one day the walls will fall And I’ll stand alone for you to see I’ll be exposed from inside out And my emotions will be set free
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Rylierose
30 / Gender Fluid / American
For You?
Written by
Rylierose
30 / Gender Fluid / American
Published
Oct 13, 2011
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