I hide myself
from guys like you
with your genuine eyes
and pretty words
I was warned about
your secret agendas

I am fearful of the monsters
that lurk behind
the type  of people
who can grab
a strangers hand so easily
and declare "love"
as though it does not
have a four-letter meaning

I hide myself away
from guys like you
by giving myself away
to guys like you
if I let you touch,
feel,
every part of my body
then it won't hurt as bad
when you stab me
in my chest
where my heart used to be.
I do not keep it there anymore
I've learned from guys like you

I prepared myself
the moment you set your sights
on me.

I know
to hurt you
will leave me
feeling guilty
but to love you
will leave me
feeling lonely

So
I have an escape plan
a bag packed
sitting in the back of my car

I'm ready to run at any moment
cause guys like you
never mean it