Walls of hope

You were determined to not be temporary. I’ll give you that.

While I was doggedly, “we’ll see”, you knew we would be something more.

I scorned your innocence, while also being jealous to the core.

I fled in fear. It was too easy. And I absolutely wouldn’t let you in without a fight.

But you did. And you did. And oh how my walls crumbled. Slowly to begin but then every last stone came down.

Nothing temporary now. I hope.

Together we rebuilt these walls with love and promises and visions of our future.

Fear still lingers, licking at the edges - to be expected - but now we are safe inside our rebuilt walls. Together we keep the demons at bay.