By ladyinwaiting
Date: 2003 Jan 31
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If Only

You see what I allow you to see
The smile
The glow
The eyes that sparkle
The joy that I wish to share
But deep within
another hides
The pain
The tears
The moments of fear
The mask that I wear
This child within
that longs to be held
and cradled in your arms
The one that searches for that love
that exist only in dreams
Should I expose myself
Will you run
and abandon me here
in this life where I hide
The walls that I have built
that are safe inside
to protect me from all the pain
Inside these walls
I live
with memories that haunt me still
These memories are my friend
that remind me of what might have been
If only I had let you in