#tenderheart
A young boy embraces life, fearless!
He knows NOT the pain that's coming.
He lives, for now, in his cocoon
protected
Years go by, protection is lifted.
The world seeps through the cracks
introducing fear and self-doubt.
His once free-spirit, wanes!
He waits for loving words,
They
rarely
come
What does come, often with intensity,
Are words and actions validating humanity's darkness.
Pressing into him, bringing crushing pain.
Stabbing his heart, his tender heart!
Slowly, without realizing,
he retreats from this world.
Loneliness becomes his
playmate
A cruel playmate for sure.
Now as a grown man,
He finds himself shy, tentative.
Lessons revealed and learned.
You pass him on the street,
None of his tenderness appears,
His heart tucked away,
protected!
He fears exposing even one more time,
The part of him that's most vulnerable.
His tender heart.
Better to just leave it hidden ...
Feb 1, 2016
Feb 1, 2016 at 7:19 PM UTC