I think i see your child when you are in a relationship. The child is not safe then.

But i think maybe you protect the child around your parents and your t. YourSELF is strongish at work - i feel like im talking about myself. But yourSELF lacks the strength of an inner beloved child.

The poem sounds to me like an adult hiding a child.

For me, i could almost SEE myself as i was as a child with my t. My smile felt the same, i could feel my innocence glowing - sorry for the corn! We didnt get on so well together as adults.