Fortress

I fell in love
with the unattainable fortress,
fires inside
that I could only spy
from afar.

I gave my heart
away,
carelessly,
in exchange for NOTHINGness.

I kept forever the secret,
and you
kept it
too.

And when I tried to pull back,
from the brink of you,
Sargasso sea,
harshness and marble,
you finally gave up a soft centred chocolate smile.

But, then,
again,
retreat.

I’ve lost my taste
for assailing castle walls.
Now I desire
golden wings
and, instead of sadness,
a soul made of glass.

Far from your distant sun,
I swore to myself
not to love you
anymore,
not so hard. It hurt.

«Once upon a time» -I will confide-
«I lost my heart to an unattainable fortress».

And got it back.
Only just. Just the once.

By Sam C

I’m a railway signalling project manager and a part time writer and photographer, originally from the Canary Islands and now adopted by the United Kingdom. I’m also studying at the university of Warwick a Part-time MSc in Programme & Project Management.

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