With stone and brick I built a wall,

A fortress never meant to fall.

My heart, a thing of guarded grace,

Kept safe, untouched, in lonely space.

But then you came, a whispered breeze,

Rustling leaves through ancient trees.

The walls you breached with laughter's sound,

Your sunlight doused the thirsty ground.

Now flowers bloom where shadows lay,

And every stone you melt away

Reveals a heart that beats anew,

A love set free, for only you.