I could have been content

Hidden here behind these walls

That lie in ruins at my feet

Structures built to separate

And keep away the world at large

Walls you felt some foolish need

To oh so casually destroy

And flood me with reminders

Of what I miss when locked behind

You just had to chip away

To dig yourself a little hole

So deep and dark inside my soul

Then walk away and leave it empty

It’s never been this hard before

To recover from the damage

You were supposed to be a friend

But all your brought with you was pain

Now I can’t seem to turn away

From everything I can’t hold onto

All I thought I’d do without

I can’t bear to any longer

You found a way to steal my strength

Ruin my splendid isolation

And when I reached out for your help

You pulled away and let me fall

Knocked down all that kept me standing

And as I lay here in the wreckage

Somewhere out there from whence you came

You feed off what you stole from me

As I strain for that connection

That you gave then took away

I gaze upon this fallen armor

Somehow I know it’s not enough

You found a way past it too swiftly

And what it saved me from so long

Is what I’ve been seeking the whole time

And now I’m not so sure

How long I can live without it