The Gentle Harm

Silently I've slowly grown
Thorns around myself I know
Protecting from the gentle harm
That you inflict so mildly on me

I've built myself a cage within
Which I shelter from everything
But gradually I'll break apart
My sanctuary with a fury so pure

In the dirt we are all the same
I'll not regret the choices I've made
They saved me from you
When I opened the door to the future I held

I did not for a second
On misery dwell
I stood face to face
With the breaking of day