Backing Away

You were something new to me,
Something I had never before encountered,

Such emotions I had never experienced,
Such feelings never before inside me,

When we first met, I didn't know,
You were so much deepet then you decided to show,

I opened up so much quicker,
Wearing my fragile heart on my sleeve,

At the same time I was scared,
Scared you'll shatter the glass walls of my heart,

I wish I could say that I trust you fully,
That with all my heart I knew you'd protect me,

But with every passing day I find it harder,
Harder to trust, to be free, to be me,

Maybe I'm wrong not to trust,
Yet I think for once, I'm right,

I am stronger then you think I am,
I can stand up for myself,

I don't need you to think for me,
I'm so much smarter then you give me credit for,

As this relationship continues, I think I'll back away,
Not too far but not too close,

The right balence to stay protected,
But to be protected from what, you ask?

To be protected from the emotions of the heart,
From the control that you so sadly desire.