You're Special

i wrote this for my friend, she really helped me become more of an extrovert.

I was in a shell before
Its core filled with unanswered questions
While the outside was tiled with insecurities
And protection from the harm of the world.
Comfort grew, as it snuggled happily against my heart.

Courage and confidence were just a trickle
The bucket always wavering and spilling
No choice. Too scared to risk it all and get out.
Too scared of what will become of me
Then you came along
A soft aura of red amidst the darkness of my mind.

Soon, I cracked. My defenses that took so long to strengthen
Were penetrated with such force,
They shattered like a thin layer of glass.

You opened my mind and painted white over black.
You subconsciously broke me, changed me,
Dragged me through the crowds of life
When I would have rather curled up and wept.

I was never truly happy.
Now I am happy, because I am myself.
I am myself, because I am changed.
I am changed, because you are here.
You are here because God created you.
God created you, because he needed special people.