Boundaries part 2

I can remember a time
When the world came to me
Threatening and adoring
Invasion from without
Now I am well aware
Of how the tape plays on
While I can be
A man on my own

I let what I want in
Not as a drawbridge opens a castle
But as a bubble which is discriminant
As to what can pass through

I remember a time
When I lived in my own world
"Silent rider; distant star"
Nothing got through
And I could not join the game
Now I know that I can have an open heart
"Accept and you'll be accepted"
The dance begins today

I let what I want in
Not as an exclusive club
But a man willing to love
And has learned healthy boundaries

Boundaries

Tell me more about love
I am in awe of this word
Like a child dreams
Of Kings and Dragons
I've lived my life
In innocent anticipation
To this day I am unfulfilled
But let us not walk
Through barbed wire and grassy knolls
I am here but disconnected

'Disconnection' was always
Such a biting, bitter word
But now I choose it happily
As a means of self-preservation
Wanting breeds suffering
But I will drink the tea you offer
Open, not as a wound
But as a door that is unlocked