Kayfucius

My heart has been full,

but just today it overflowed;

And it’s been brimming with

unspoken truths

that threaten to spill from my lips,

my eyes,

tinging my words and gazes

with an almost melancholy emotional depth

at any given moment.

At times

it feels almost unsettling

to be so outwardly vulnerable

with such uninhibited intensity

opening up like a well-loved book

to someone I can’t even read!

So me and my effusive heart

return to our safe space;

Back into our sturdy shell –

Hermiting ourselves away from the rest of the world.

Still,

I feel you gently chiseling away

all my fears and doubt – my insecurities on full display.

Like a bandit veiled in darkness’ cover

in a museum of dreams,

you’re quickly and efficiently

cracking through the shields

around my heart.

Breaking through the calcified walls of wounds

I’ve surrounded myself with

across time and existences;

And at this point,

I’ve lowered my defenses –

won’t be soon before long

that I fully surrender

to your love.

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