Side Effects

This heart of mine
can be a tad naive at times
They say Love is blind
But I say Love is kind
when you find the right one
But the wrong choice can be like a gun
aimed in your direction
You try and guard your heart for protection
but it fails
Your heart shatters
Like the sound of nails hitting the floor
As you try and gather the pieces
Your hands to your face as the tears pour
You're speechless
It's like the air has left your lungs
In an instant all you worked for is done
The fat lady has sung
Your Love has run its course
but of course you refuse to accept it
after all that you have investested
Even though you know it's reckless to stay
You cant bring yourself to walk away....
Because you believe somehow someway
that it will all work out
But the longer you hang around
the harder it gets
The more you forget your worth
The more you begin to accept the hurt,
the abuse, and the harsh words as Love
You pull the wool over your eyes
to disguize what you know to be true
because it's easier for you to lie
to yourself than to admit the truth
So you continue to be used
Until a part of you you never knew existed
Gives you the strength you needed to listen
to that voice thats been whispering for years "go"
All of a sudden you know
This so called Love is not what you were meant for
All of a sudden you realize you deserve much more
then you head toward that door
and never look back
but the fact remains
the pain you endured still exists
The side effects of what was once bliss linger
and forever hinder the way you Love
the way you open up to another one who wants your trust
Its hard to do
Even when every part of you is begging you to
just give it a chance
Experience true romance
get a glance at what Real Love is
Let him embrace you in his arms
Envelop you in his kiss
if only for a moment
so you can know that
what you believed to be impossible
Really does exist....