Heart In Armor

(Writer’s Note: It was some 18 years ago that my wife Barbara built a bridge of friendship between our two hearts and taught me to love and trust again. For that I have never had the words to express how I feel about it. Today I think I found those words. The accompanying song and video suggest the regret I might have experienced had I not walked over that bridge.)

I was afraid you might return to try just once again

When my heart was still broken but on the mend

A broken heart heals ever so slow before it trusts

I hide from any more hurt driven only by my lust

Time has eased the hurt but for trust I could only pray

Maybe now is not the time, maybe just one more day?

One more day before I drop this shield and love again

One more day might just allow love to come in

How will I know who to trust with my heart? Is it you?

How will I know the time is right? What to do?

Might I be dropping my armor in haste; A bit too soon?

Time will wait only so long; oh how high the moon

Love hides in the darkest caves when a heart does shatter

Trust is lost; the pain is constant; nothing will really matter

Is it time to drop this guard; expose my tender heart again?

Is this the place I regain my trust and let our love begin?

One more day with my heart in armor, its safety such a must

One more day; heart in armor, knowing again that I must trust

Yet you return once again to gently lower my guard shields

To coax my heart to trust again and see the love it feels

One more day, it would seem, things could be a little better

One more day and I would be willing to let go this tether

But in your eyes I see your heart reach out to mine once again

And in that moment I drop the line and reach to take your hand

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