Something beautiful has grown
from all the darkness I have ever known
I have built a cocoon around my soul
a place where nothing can reach
all the fragile things I keep within
the hopes and shattered dreams
and the threads of my despair
every betrayal, every broken promise
every time I trust and I am wrong
I wrap myself in the silence
where no one knows what makes me weep
but just my cocoon and I
©Ann Bagnall
