Window I
used to spend my days laughing and singing and running in the sunshine.
I
was young and
free
and eager
to love pain that unaware of the love could bring. Till those who claimed they loved me turned away, throwing stones at my unprotected heart. I took the stones
and used them to build a wall
Inside
It
was
my
around me.
crouched. Afraid to leave, Afraid to love. Yet afraid I'd never love again. wall
I
there you found me. Gently, you reached out to
me
and pulled the stones
away, creating a
window
for
me
to look through. days gazing out my window. I feel the warmth of the sunshine and hear the children's laughter and music plays in my heart again.
Now
I
spend
my
-Lori Pettibone