How?

How do I love him?
How do I give him my heart?
How do I let him in?
How do I trust him?

How do I do any of that?
I am to afraid to love him
I runaway when he smiles at me
I lie when he asks me questions

I am too afraid of rejection
I am afraid he won't like what he sees
If I tell him everything he wants to know
How do I know he won't run?

I was hurt once before
And I fell to ground
I shattered into a million pieces
And could barley pick myself up again

What if he is the same way?
What if he shatters my spirit?
What if he betrays me?
What if he is everything I hate?

How do I love him?
When love has only treated me wrongly
How do I trust him?
What all I have ever expereinced is lies
How do give myself to him?
When all I can do is run....?

Author's Note

This isn't about really anyone just something I was thinking about I don't trust easily and I am easily broken

Reviews

[Shardbearer99]

You raise many questions throughout this poem and they're questions I think one asks him/herself many times before they agree to accept to go out with someone that they truly love. It is hard, to truly know someone intricately. But that takes time. It was very good and it flowed fluently. Thank you for sharing

[Abbie]

these are questions we all ask and never get the anwsers too

love the way it flows great write :)

[Alicia Schroeder]

Awesome write.. Love it.. :)

[Calypso]

I'm not sure how to feel about this (as in my emotions). The writing is well written.

[Lime-Eater]

This is really good, I like it! :)

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love like youve never loved before..for the past should not be a pre cursor for your future :)

[Coyote Poetry]

Hard to get over pain and lost of love in a bad separation. I believe love should be slow and easy. Don't rush the good things and allow proof of love to be step number one. Long talk and walks. Setting rules that cannot be broke and be fair/honest in all things. Some bridges are hard to cross. A strong poem that ask important questions. A excellent poem.
Coyote

[♥Chloe-The-Zombi..]

this is great! i can relate a lot to this. i am actually going through the same thing mentioned in this poem :P my favorite line was:
"What if he is the same way?
What if he shatters my spirit?
What if he betrays me?
What if he is everything I hate?"
it relates a lot to me and what im going through :) keep writing. 100/100

[HopelesslyDevoted]

i hear ya sista! trust is not easy for us damaged girls to just give out! people in general are not trust worthy... once in a million years... maybe once in a million lifetimes, you may find ONE person you can trust. and even then.... you never know. either way, fantastical poem as always!

[fatalsymphonies]

Emotionally honest, I like it a lot