Captured, by her eyes of steel
It would be wrong to call them cold
They’re only hardened against a world
Which punishes those who feel
Her passion, dark as night
Hidden beneath false layers
A guarded guise, heart opening
Only to those with a certain sight
Ruptured, your soul is caught
Splintering beneath her fearsome gaze
Those grey chips of ice –
Questioning what of her is sought?
Her tears, they’re gleaming
Bright in the surrounding storm
This whirlwind of wilderness
Too oft denied understanding
Fractured, your body cracks
Weary as submerged remnants
Of a painful past rear up
Revealing the love she lacks
She smiles, the first you see
Eyes sparkle as her burden shifts
Your shoulders swiftly stealing that
Which prevents her being free