Wandering in the dark

A helpless soul that was lost

Couldn't feel, didn't desire to care

Closed myself off, buried within my shell

Until you came along

Applied your kindness and care

Light seeping in cracks,

I didn't know were there

Slowly opened my shell, letting you inside

My soul stripped bare, nothing to hide

Perhaps you didn't like

What you had seen

I never thought you would turn your back on me

You taught me how to love,

Reminded me how to feel

You taught me how to hate,

Let the poison take its fill

The lessons I've learned

Will always stay

I'll use my knowledge

To keep the damaging light away