I can't love him,
for I gave to much away
and that's not how it should be
that I would have to pay

with my soul,
and peace of mind
to let so many things go by
things I found unkind.

I've heard them called "red flags"
the warnings from the start
but people like me, we only care
about the courage of the heart,

"oh he doesn't mean it" or
"it's really not that way"
are warnings that a day will come
when the heart will have to pay,

for if a love is true (I imagine)
it gives more than it takes
it builds you up and lets you fly
and doesn't kill you for mistakes.

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Written by: Cara Marie Filipeli