The way your touch sparks fire
Underneath my skin
Light from flames is blinding
Can't see danger I am in

Efforts to exstinguish
Blaze are all in vain
Because it sears not just in muscle
But throughout every vein

And the emptiness in my life
Little by little starts to fill
As you pour yourself into my cracks
With alarming skill

Hide my hesitation
Whenever you are near
I cannot continue any longer
Halted by this fear

I don't want to get hurt again
Lonely is easier to withstand
When it is of your own accord
Instead of by another's hand

Today all yesterdays disappointment
Has rendered me bitter and cold
But maybe tonight at least briefly
Some of my despair can be consoled

Throw out jaded perspective
It hasn't done me very much good
Guarded because those closest to me
Did things they swore they never would

Broken promises broke my heart
As clique as it may sound
Which is why I am reluctant
To keep you hanging around

I can't seem to manifest love for myself
There is nothing to even like
Emotions refuse to do as I command
Like my brain is on strike

All together with my issues
And the time that it would take
To even consider lowering defenses
When it could turn out to be a mistake

Is too much to put belief into
Though it feels nice to pretend
That the time we spend together
Will not come to an end

The naivete I held before
Now lies collecting rust
Within my body's graveyard
Along with any chance for trust

Because I don't think it's possible
For happiness to truly last
All I need for confirmation of this
Is one glance into the past

History warns to be careful
Memories haunt me every night
If only I owned a time machine
I'd go back and do things right

But if by some divine intervention
Our paths were meant to intersect
Then there is a reason
For us two to connect

I'm not saying it will be easy
Stay away if you can't navigate
The twisted corridors of my mind
Don't even stroll through the gate

But if you are ready to be patient
Understand intimacy must be earned
Then prove to me you are serious
And worth the risk of getting burned