Finally accepted my terms,
only to face a new battle.

Poisoned by trusting his love,
with wounds that do not heal.

These scars that I bare,
continue to grow deeper.

Diseased and contagious,
I have become a risk.

Fearful of another mistake,
I am hesitant to love her.

Instinctively, I withdraw,
this is not her burden.

Yet without her, I can't win,
she is everything I am not.

She is my victory,
for every painful tear shed.

Copyright ©2015 Jamie Johnson