THIS WEATHERED SOUL

Shielded by one's own armor
Built up after years of neglect
Finding comfort when no one else was there
Relying on such internal depth

Letting one in now after so much time
How much strength would that take
Allowing the rush of emotions
Flowing over like the high tides

Then somehow one finds
Someone worthy of the trust
Touching that which never has been
Deepest caverns unveiled

Somehow you got through
After all the others had failed
A new light shining brightly
Upon the dark depths never imagined

Slowly falling away
By choice now this must be
No more exposure without permission
A riptide no more on this weathered soul

Here we find her
A tender hearted woman who gave up the girl
Finding a woman reborn within
Shining now so brightly like never before