Guarded
we have to keep a piece to ourself that no one else can see the wounds are deep, the silence holds we're drowing out at sea we shut the gates, we close the doors the walls built high and wide things weigh heavy like anchors the feelings we try to hide the darkness consumes us eventually taking hold the numbing, lonely feeling the emptiness unfolds one tries to fight the demons the war between mind and heart the battle rages on and on hope trying to play its part we seek for strength as emotions ebb and flow as much as we fight our fears and worries grow we look to others when strength lies within we forget it’s not a flame just a spark that whispers you can win we return from the edge reaching for possibility and light we are not broken we are strong and we fight