This has played on my mind for a couple of days. It moves me now to read it on the page and place it here amongst all my emotions. It comes in light of the knowledge that to open up to someone is a great risk, but to not take that risk would deny the experience of feeling.


I wear her image on my mind,
she asked me to remove it,
said she did not want to be
my shield
so, I've placed her in my heart
for later.