Regretful Revelations

For you, I let down my guard. 

I sacrificed my shield. 

I stripped down walls of steel and stone, 

An opaque heart warily revealed. 

Through darkness, the skeletons climbed free. 

One by one they spewed, 

Almost savagely. 

They sailed the distance from me to you, 

Where riptides of parallel lines invoked a dire deja vu. 

Subtle signs grew bold, 

Trust fell shallow with the dawn of light. 

Once again, regret was mine to hold, 

The battle was mine alone to fight.