I do not wish to be weak
   I want to be resilient,
    impenetrable,
            like a fortress.
                              A fortress does not bow
   nor does it surrender;
 once finished, only time can touch it.
                               I want to be a fortress,
    more resilient with the years,
    more settled,
    more determined,
 with walls they'll never bring down.
                              Though I've been a fortress,
    I desire to let you in.
  I wish, for you, that my walls
    are surmountable.
  That my defenses lay down
    and my guards stand aside.
After all, I've a suspicion
  I'm stronger with you.
                              JH
09.27.16/11.30.16
                              
                                      
                                          
                                   
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Poetry"I've been trying to put it to words, to collect those thoughts wholly, and to combine them singularly into an explanation--- Not an excuse. Not an apology. Not a proposal." From 'With You I'll Never Hang My Noose" My 2015...
 
                                               
                                                  