I need your help, so I am going to ask for it.
I need your help....to be ok.
I need you to be honest with yourself,
And what you feel.....you need to say!

Right now, I am extremely vulnerable,
As I am sure you know well, my friend.
And it has taken an extremely long time,
To get my broken heart to mend.

And my heart needs my protection,
I am its' only security guard.
Please realize the threat you pose!
And what I am about to say...is very hard.

This needs to be said quite early,
Before time runs away on its' course.
It's better to feel pain prematurely,
Too late, is always much worse.

And I know it may be very difficult,
But if your heart is not fully free,
Because it still belongs to another,
Mercifully, for now,..... let me be.

Forgive me, if you feel I'm a coward.
But I'm still afraid...I always have been.
We both know where heartbreak can take us.
And I don't ever want to go there again.

So, if you're not completely ready,
To let go of your past and to try,
With all that you are...and all of your heart,
I need you to say goodbye!