Paradoxes

A light shines
It warms
It brings life

A light shines
It exposes my flaws
It illuminates what I've hidden

Fear and shame
I build walls
To hide my flaws and secrets

Behind my walls
In cold and darkness
Life ebbs

The light moves
Seeking me
Drawing me out

It finds me
I welcome the warmth
Slowly I come to life

Again
My flaws exposed
My brokenness laid bare

More walls
Always more walls
To hide and protect

Safely behind my walls
Cold and darkness prevail
Life is all but extinct

My safety
My protection
Slowly kill me

The light is life
My walls are death
To live I must die