To Love A Guarded Girl
Worth the wait
She lost her innocence well before she hit her teens,
She learned the way of the world before she started school,
She realised early on that life was totally unfair,
And still — still she gave her heart free rein and let it rule.
For a while anyway,
She tried to leave her heart intact; unburdened and free,
But heartbreaks take their toll, especially when they accumulate,
Betrayed, broken, discarded, unworthy of love, was she!
She vowed never to open her heart to anyone,
It was not just shuttered, but locked, bolted, deadlocked, fucken welded and heat sealed,
She found strength in the cold, peace in her solitude,
Her ice-princess persona utilised as the perfect shield.
Until she met you,
The only one capable of ungluing her scowl,
Obtaining the key that unlocks her all,
Well done brave fellow, now take a bow.
Don’t take for granted this wonderful gift,
For the true beauty in loving a guarded girl,
It wants, not needs that win the day,
And that’s when the pure magic of love will…
