Protection

Hiding is protection,
Silence keeps you safe.
When our words become too personal,
You found your safe place.
Loving you was easy,
In the beginning, you loved me too.
But your heart belonged to another you said,
You must protect it at all costs.
Freedom was most important,
No chains to bind you,
No commitment to hold your heart.
Love was a feeling you did not need,
Only friendship to sustain you.
Alone was a choice,
A need you had to fill.
My obsession with my love for you,
Too much for you to bear.
Our passion you could handle,
As long as you controlled it.
Control is protection,
You had it from the start.
Letting me in was not possible,
I loved you too much.
You are safe in your solitude,
I am gone from your world.
Granting you peace from feeling.
Your heart is safe,
You are protected.