Fear is a Liar

Does this pain last forever?
Will this hurt linger on?
Once, I thought I was clever.
Now, I see I’ve been blind.
Only realized I love you
when your loving was gone.

The sound of your voice
echoes inside my lonely mind.
Letting you slip away,
seemed right to do.
I knew I was mistaken
seeing them dance with you.

Can I go back now,
Or is it too late
now that you’ve found what you deserve?
Someone brighter than I,
who knew not to let go of you.

Why’d I start running
once we were happy?
I should have told you yes that day.
Think of all we’d have seen
if I’d not been afraid to love.

Fear is a liar.
Fear can’t be trusted.
Fear leads us down a lonely path.
Let it steep in your pores
and you can’t scrub it out of you.

Whether I’m sleeping
or I’ve awakened,
I can’t escape the thought of you.
Tossing and turning inside,
will I ever be free to love again?