Unprotected.

Defenseless.

Exposed.

Unguarded.

Those are the right words to describe my heart

Again and again I let them walk right over it

Now my chest beats weakly and irregularly

The weight pressing against the fragile layers

My dignity sinking to the bottom of the ocean

 

I know not how to heal it

If there is a way to stop I will take it

I lie flat on the ground 

Neglecting life's every sound

 

Unable to will myself to get up

They all say I need to grow up

Yet I am paralysed and tired

Though I remember there was a time I was admired.