Not So Cold
But No Less Guarded;
She Allowed Entrance.
Perhaps She Is Still
Protecting The Inner Castle.

Only Recently
The Gate Was Drawn,
Frozen In Some Quick Rejection
That Broke Our Hearts;
All That Remained Were
Stony Walls
Of Unbearable Silence.
The Wounds Are Deep;
Still Fresh For Us All.
Tentatively,
Engaging In Re-Connection,
We Tread Familiar Halls
Searching For New Entryways.
Carolyn Brunelle