Caves Inside Of My Heart 

There’s caves inside of my heart deep and black 

I’m scared to let anyone into my heart because I’m scared that they’ll be afraid of the caves in my heart 

Hidden away and overgrown they hold all my secrets 

I guess I’m afraid of what I may find inside 

I need someone to grow flowers in the deepest darkest places of me 

But I despair at the thought of finding them 

People my age are jaded from swiping right to left and left to right 

It’s a competition to be seen and heard by the men 

And a deluge of matches and requests for women 

All the while we’re all hiding the caves in our hearts 

Hoping no one shines a torch into the darkness 

But hoping against hope to find someone who grows flowers inside the deepest darkest parts of us 

We live in a world filled with half-truths and whole lies 

Everyone putting forth a picture perfect version of themselves on social media and dating apps 

While I bare myself like Dorian Grays portrait 

Warts, scars, deformities, and all 

Because as terrifying as it is there’s a reward to being fully known 

To not hiding behind a mask 

To bare the caves and shine a light into them 

Is as terrifying as it is exhilarating 

But so many people are afraid to be fully known that they hide so much of themselves 

Whether they are afraid of ridicule or rejection matters not 

Because to hide yourself and not be fully known and accepted by your own choice 

Is one of the worst you could make 

For you are denying yourself one of the most rewarding experiences one can have 

I wish to be fully known and explored  

I wish to have someone go spelunking in the depths of my soul and grow flowers there 

And in turn I want to do the same 

So that together we may become a garden bountiful and beautiful.   

Inspire by two different songs today Caves by the National Parks and Sun To Me by MGK