31 Day Writing Challenge: Day 18 - 'Tunnels'

I don't burn bridges, I fill up tunnels. Burning a bridge is permanent: once it's gone, it's gone.
But if you collapse or fill in a tunnel, the tunnel still exists. It can be salvaged, in a way a burned bridge can never be. 
With me, I let the tunnel collapse, the ability to reach me, to get close to me, no longer there. Unless the person puts in the effort. If they were to dig through the rubble and and claw their way through the mess to me, they would be met with open arms and mind. I might even help, upon seeing the effort made.
I have a loyal and loving heart, it doesn't allow me to completely cut people off. I will not burn the bridge between us and abandon you. But I will give us both the space we need. If you decide I'm worth the work to dig your way back to me, you will be met with love and acceptance.

I will never stop caring about you, but sometimes, it comes to a point where I need to cut you off from me, for me to get some real distance, for my own good.