Once, Twice, Thrice (run)

I ran wild and free

Happy to live, just dashing through life

Then one day you chased

And I fell into your arms

And into your smile

I ran away from you once

And you didn’t exactly chase

But you followed

I ran away from you twice

And it took a while

But we fell back into the same patterns

I fell in love with you once

But you chose her

My beautiful best friend

Making me feel wonderfully inferior

Again

It seems to be a special talent of yours

I fell in love with you twice

But I was scared

For good reason

So I ran into his open arms

Stupid, perhaps

But understandable

After all the pain you put me through

I ran away from you thrice

And you did not chase

You did not follow

And we did not fall back into the same patterns

We froze

Our friendship turned to ice

Because I couldn’t bear the thought of losing you

In a passionate romance

(That would have felt second hand after her anyways)

Instead of losing you to the flames of desire

I lost you to the ice of betrayal

I wish so dearly

So deeply

That we could thaw

But I can’t fall in love with you thrice

It might break me

And I’ve already had to pick up the pieces

Without you

Too many times

So I’ll keep running

Wishing you’d follow, yet glad you don’t

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