me
looking at your face
reading desperation
in every pore
seeing the regret drip down your cheeks
in the form of tears
i suspect anguish
in your quivering lips
and i sense the remorse
racing throughout your body
as you reach towards me
with outstretched arms
   i have to step back
   retreat
so as not to get ****** back into
your web of lies
once again.