My Soul Is Locked Within

My soul is locked within my deepest thoughts Behind this face that welcomes most unwelcomed foes. I shall not trust my innermost secret thought-paths To the warm, but unsolicited, glances you cast My way. Neither shall I tell you what I most fear, Nor what I might like about you should I later be Enticed to care. First, you must allow me slowly To come around, releasing my deeply-seated reserve Of carefully protected secrets, so prudently stowed, In my own time, so essential are they to who I am. Then, and only then, will you penetrate the façade, For I alone hold the keys to my private paradise locked Away. And only then, will you know me completely As you will already be, to your surprise, known to me.