a bruising trebuchet
battering at your fortress
attacking from within
Insidious
conjured unforseen
unbidden catastrophic
sneaking from some lurking place
denying defensive instincts
imperceptible fracture lines
building to a gaping maw
that threatens to engulf you.
Your fortified walls
constructed through a lifetime carrying fear
solid heavy blocks aged with years of buttressing against
perceived
misperceived dangers
crumbling now
the onslaught
transforms your life, memories, hopes
to bitter mirage forms.
Betrayal that erodes
collapsing
leaving you at the centre.
Vulnerable and oh so precious
A pearl of great price.
Know, beloved, that you will come through this.
Still you, still truly you,
and still so precious.
You are held.
Hang on.
