You look at me with knowing eyes,

That's because you see through my disguise,

The mask I've worn for so many years,

Hiding away all my hurt, pain & tears,

The loves in my past have token their toll,

In my heart there’s a large empty hole,

To be filled with true love makes it ache,

But I’m scared of making another mistake,

I know if it’s filled with love by a true lover,

Then if I lost them I’d surely never recover,

Their place in my heart would then be shattered,

Heart broken & lost, to the four winds scattered,

I wouldn’t have the strength to piece it together,

To find a love like yours would take forever,

My mind is in turmoil. my heart is a mess,

My emotions are wrought & under stress,

I can’t stand anymore, cheating or lying,

I feel like crying, for true love I’m dying,

You appear as angel from heaven sent to me

To take away my hurt & pain, to set me free

Wrapping around me your wings of love

Sent to help me heal, from up above

The love I have for you I can't describe,

As I come out from the mask that I hide,

The fear I have now is of losing you,

After all that I've been through,

To commit to you I'm not sure that I can,

If I lost you I'd be a down & broken man,

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