I know this beautiful woman who thinks she's shielding herself from hurt; instead she's shielding her heart from herself
Becoming overly insecure in her thoughts of "securing" herself from others
Convincing herself she's never ready and no one will suffice because she hasn't allowed herself to grow and heal from past pain
She wears the double sided shield. Ricocheting mistrust, failures weapons, and confusion back into herself.
Counter productive confusion; all twisted
Flaunting those cheery inviting smiles & rescinding back into her shell at the merest approach; rebutting all advances; charismatic trickery
Charismatically tricking her own conscience into a broken infiltrated confidence
I prayed for her again selfishly... Selfishly wishing to save her from herself so she could be free from her past loves crabs in a barrel function; her soul and hearts confusion filling the barrel... Lovely love borderline semi-permanently lost