Vulnerable
I was hidden so long, I was so so carefully concealed,
like the young of a mother deer left alone in the field.
I was frightened powerless, unsteady.
Tried to lift myself on my feet, wobbly.
I tried to be strong, well aware of my delicacy.
Have the courage the size of a lion's, flimsy.
It is no use, I said myself to me.
Enemies can smell my fear from a mile maybe even two or three.
I transformed my weakness to power, what was exposed I covered and what was
in the open, I concealed.
I adapted myself to my surroundings til I felt at home in that field.
Until I saw you, you knew it was deception.
You saw past my pretense and showed me affection.
I was rugged, durable, made of steel.
I'm unprotected, defensless, ready to yield.
I was protected, guarded, I'm terrified,
vulnerable, susceptible, I want you to be mine.
I needed to prove to myself of what I was capable.
But underneath it all I will always be vulnerable.
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