No Lover's Quarrel

We were not close
Though, in my mind,
Our hearts were firmly locked.

My fear of love,
And my fear of scorn,
A road between us,
Sorely worn.

You tread at first with confidence
Which soon became contempt.
And I winced, I groaned, I cried out
As you tried to climb my fence.

No one can get inside my heart.
Not even you in all you’d do
Could receive that recompense.

You must know that I longed to love,
You must know that I cared.
And at your battles end,
I grieved for you,
Just like a long lost friend.

With a guarded heart,
And a silent vow
Which never did make sense
I kept you out.
But honestly
You won me in the end

The words you spoke,
The words you wrote,
Etched so deeply in my head,
Carved so surely in my heart,
Captured me.

So set me free.
Please let me be.
If I’m no longer worth your while.
Cause, somehow the fence you tried to climb
Has become no longer mine.