"Iron Heart"

Through my shield they'll never break.
To approach me is a mistake.
Deep inside I have a heart.
But it is not a work of art.
It is broken and battered and torn to pieces.
To have loved and to have lost; that is what grief is.
And so I sit here with this battered heart.
Armoring up because we're apart.
Together we will never be, I know.
Because of this, my heart will never show.
And though I may appear to glower,
it is my shield that I will never lower.
And so our length will be kept at arm,
so that I will not cause harm.

Find another if love is what you're needing.
I'll be here with my iron heart.
Bleeding.