Brick-by-Brick

Some time ago I came across an ailing heart
It was protecting itself behind a brick wall,
A wall it had painstakingly put up
Brick-by-Brick
Un-trusting and hurt, it was unable to feel
With caring words, respect and a little tenderness
one by one the bricks came down,
allowing me to touch it, if only for a while
Free from its confines, room to breath
It regained its trust; I saw it take off in free flight
Another heart touched it, as I gave it time to heal

The bricks from the wall I didn’t discard
I saved them in case they were needed
As it turns out, I need them myself

I have opened up my heart one too many times
The first time I thought it was for a lifetime
But that wasn’t meant to be
The second, and last time was to this ailing heart
But I was there to set it free
Now the bricks will encase my own heart
Not that it is un-trusting
It just hurts so much
When the special ones I let in,
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