Cannot replace

she feared him. not in

a physical sense, but

what he might represent.

he could be what she

dreamed of, or the thing

that might destroy the

last bit of hope she had 

managed to save.

it's under the protection

of the survival instinct

when it's about to run out,

just as if it was food or 

water, we become protective

of that which we cannot

replace.

~JmStorm