Around The Edges Poem by Guarded Heart

Being with you
Made my protective barrier fall
My sharp edges were made soft
No longer able to defend myself from pain
When I had you, I didn’t need to protect me
I had you; you kept it all at bay

But with you gone, nothing is there
I’m like a little child playing at the park
And every time I fall and scrape my knee
Only because there is no one there to catch me

And every time I think I can finally stand
I slip and fall again, and I scrape myself again
My edges are soft now; I’m not as strong as I was
I’m weaker than I thought; it’s easier to fall apart