Say A Fortress

I built a fortress in my heart

In the decade we've been apart

Tall stone walls to hide away the pain

Formed from righteous fury and disdain

Surrounded by a moat of liquid rage

Beasts of vengeance ready in a cage

For ten years I remained content inside

Until I wondered how I would feel after you died

I felt dazed, regretful and unsure

Then, on my birthday, you sent a lure

A birthday message that breached through

A message that felt sweet and true

My kindled hope flared that you'd changed

That we could reconcile though estranged

But someone discovered traces of deceit

To believe he wrote it himself was my conceit

He sought help from a robot to craft

A sincere, generous draft

After a decade of doubt, I chose to trust

And my trust was torn into dust

It reminds why I built these walls of stone

Talking with him whittles me to bone

A trickle of love is not worth this pain

Keeping away is to to stay sane