Vulnerability

A brown shirt,
Laugh lines,
Impish gaze,
Beautiful hands,
The way my heart stopped,
A much loved voice,
Vivid images,
Memories nonetheless.

Took a chance,
Said out loud;
Vulnerability exposed,
Bruised and abused.
Numbness prevailed,
Hope died a slow death.
Past lessons reviewed,
Same mistake, yet again.

Fell in love,
Gave my heart;
Unasked for,
Unwanted, a pesky burden,
Tossed away ever so far.
Cumulative hurt,
Bottled away again,
As busy life awaits.

LightH2O
Brave heart that takes a chance again, commendable, nothing to be ashamed of. Life's a gamble and we must move forward. Like your style!.... Welcome!

quirky mon
Thanks :)

bruised-orange
nicely penned. live and learn, laugh when you can

Chaos1214
A good write about a tough time in rough water. But even bumpy episodes can have an up-side if their learned from.