Chain Mail Love

I am afraid

But my face

Is armored

And my heart is

A shield

You can strike me

Like me

Love me

But you won't get past

All these defenses

I have

Because

The last person

I gave my heart to

For safekeeping

He left me longing

Alone

And wondering

What I did wrong...

He said no

I knew he would

Not the type

Not right

Too this

Too that

I danced around

I went under

And over

To hear

No

A resounding

Pounding

Heart wrenching

No

But then again

Maybe

That's what I wanted

All along.....

Limbo

We met

In limbo

Caught between

Where we came from

And where we are

Supposed to be going

But there is no knowing

When we're gonna get there

Together

Or apart

It's not fair

To play games

Of the heart

No one wins

And everyone loses

Unless

We smash all the pieces

And break the rules

But

No one does

Just cuz

It's not done

And who wants to be

The one

Who does that?