locked out
locked out
swallowed the key
swore I would never let love find me.
threw it all away
closed my eyes
accepted real love was only lies.
became alone
told myself this way was better
letting the wind blow through my too-thin sweater.
nothing to lose
nothing to gain
a heart that would never again feel pain.
sitting on a wall
walking a line
told myself I was doing fine.
then this man
came from nowhere
maybe materializing from the very air
and all he said was:
"You look cold."
and my heart fell
out of its binding chains
and plummeted from the wall
into your warm, strong arms
and I know that's where
my heart
my soul
my love
will forever stay.