Emotions a whirl

Emotions unfurled

Unfurled then trampled

Unfurled then crushed

Crushed under a heel

Crushed under the weight

Weight holding me down

Weight making me drown

Drown in emotion

Drown in pain

Pain that is felt

Pain that goes deep

Deep are the scars

Deep is the hurt

Hurt that can't mend

Hurt that don't end

End of dreams

End of hope

Hope for more

Hope for others

Others I love

Others I need

Need to protect

Need to keep safe

Safe from harm

Safe from everything

Everything that is

Everything that can be

Be it good

Be it bad

Bad for me

Bad for all

All or nothing

All is gone

Gone away

Gone in a moment

Moment remembered

Moment lost

Lost forever

Lost in time

Time has faded

Time not mine

Mine not yours

Mine to protect

Protect from harm

Protect from danger

Danger of you

Danger of trusting

Trusting

You