I’m going to lock my heart,
And throw away the key.
Only you, only you,
Whom I hear not of
And know not where,
May unlock me

Release my shackles;
My self-induced prison

Only you, only you
Do I share this burden
Destined to me you are, hidden I am
For no good shall come from sharing
My beautiful heart

Devise a key, for mine is lost
Fight battles of my creation,
Write your prose on running paper
And speak your words of truth
But none shall reach me.

Take down my walls
With infinite patience,
Approach not with desire
For these fruits unripened,
Speak words of passion
And yet hold none true…

Only you, only you
Can I confide within,
Remove my walls and see
I hide from myself

Destined to me you are, hidden I am
For no good shall come from sharing
My beautiful heart

Not to my closest friends
Who share love and compassion;
Not to my parents
With warm, open arms –

Hide the stars ablaze
And clouds above,
Shunt the scarlet rose
Within me –

For no good can come
From I, alone.

Only you shall teach meTo love and know myself
Only you shall release me
From my self-induced prison.