The Other Me

I long for
The company,
The friendship.

I want to
Be trusted
To trust.

But if I let them in
The other me
Will be discovered.

The me who
Has a heart,
Can cry.

Once the other
Me is seen,
What will you do?

Take that me
And enjoy it,
Love it?

Or take that me
And expose it,
Hurt it?

Like others
Have done
Before you.

I want to
Share this all
With you.

But I can't
Trust anyone
With that me.

-Rose