HIDING PLACE

 

There is a lonely place ... where I go to hide,

Somewhere no one can find me, where I alone abide.

I’ve built a wall around my secret hiding place,

With barriers built to reinforce and solidly encased.

Each year the walls grow stronger as I spend more time in there,

No one knows where I am hiding, nor do they care.

Sometimes, a loving, caring friend will tear away a wall,

With love and compassion, our heartaches we will share.

I would love to come on out and never more go there,

But I go where I feel safe, alone there, I reside.

Coming out, when someone cares, is the only time I dare

to leave that place where I hide, that place so deep inside.