Walls

This is ME,

a wall builder. At least I was. Now I find myself battling to bust through these walls; some of which I have been successful, others not so much.  One of my greatest weaknesses right now is overcoming the wall that is built so high and so strong in opening up to people. There are a very select few who have access through this wall, but most often than not I will leave it up because of fear and trust. There are many circumstances that have caused this wall to be put up but mostly it's because I was hurt and betrayed by someone that I once loved.  There are people in my life at this time who I love dearly, have known for a long time and admire them. Regardless of these feelings I am scared. I am afraid that if I try to let them in then they will end up hurting me, mostly because they already have. I want to fix and improve my relations with them, but it's difficult to see that they really want to same thing too.  I would hate for it to be an obligation for them because those are the worse kind of relationships. You can't make someone you love, love you back; that I already know! You also can't make them like you.  I feel like this person has already made an assumption about who they think I am, but have no idea of who I really am because I'm not comfortable being myself around them. I can't seem to bring myself to break down this wall. So I need your help!  I need your advise and suggestions you can give me to help me overcome this weakness. To let go of this fear and not be afraid to be myself, even if I get rejected by people I love. Have you been through this before??