You turned around and walked away

And that's when I felt it

I felt the walls around my heart crumble

I felt myself open up and become vulnerable

I felt myself begin to love you

Though it was all too late



Then I realized just what I had lost

And that's when I felt it

I felt the sting strip away the care

I felt the burn replace it with hurt

I felt the brokenness replace the walls with ashes

Though nothing it changed

Then I wished the wall had never been there

And that's when I stopped feeling