I can't let you in,

Can't let you see the marks that line my heart.

I picked and I tore,

I tried to ignore,

The love that you held for me. 

I told myself that I wasn't worthy of love,

That love was synonymous to pain,

But I can't hide behind that idea anymore.

I'm afraid to love,

And I'm afraid that you'll leave.

You say that you won't,

But how could I know?

Your eyes may scream passion,

And your tongue may cry endearment,

But what of your mind?

I don't want to hurt,

And I've never hurt like that before.

I avoid pain at every turn in my life,

So I'm sorry that every fiber in my core,

Is telling me to run while I still have a chance.