Keep your distance
Don’t get too close
I’m just someone
You’ll never know
You might see layers
Every now and then
Though I speak my truths
I won’t let you in
I stay in my shelter
Guarded from pain
Though I might veer
I won’t leave my lane
On rare occasions
I might look out
Just to see if the world
Is still turning about.
Though I’ll stay right here
To my shell, I am bound
I have walked out there
But didn’t like what I found.
It’s toxic and repulsive
Morals are gone
There’s an ugliness to it
That I hide from.
Don’t ask for my secrets
You’ll receive half truths
Protecting my inner self
Is just what I do.
RaenellDawn 02/05/2018