Accustomed to soothing myself in the deep of night
Never letting others see my sadness
Putting on a brave face before the world
Counting wounds alone when night falls
Unwilling to show any fragile side
Afraid it would become a vulnerability
Fighting every battle alone
Loneliness has wrapped itself around me
Walking through storms alone time and again
No one to listen to the voice within
Nowhere to pour out tangled thoughts
Layer upon layer of worries pile up
Pretending to have everything figured out
Not daring to let the guard down
The door long sealed shut
Shutting out all gentle kindness
Loneliness has built a small walled city
Trapping feelings and sincerity within
No need to hold up the front forever
Vulnerability has never been a crime
Waiting for a guiding light
Slowly opening the city of the heart