Poem: Love Scares Me
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Poetry On Odyssey: Love Scares Me

Knowing very well that it can hurt me

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Poetry On Odyssey: Love Scares Me
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It scares me that just a small thought of you makes me smile,

I never thought I could feel this again,

At least not so soon-

Not after, it took so long to put myself back together again.


It scares me that I can learn to love again,

Knowing very well that it can hurt me.


I'm scared of the pain, without experiencing the good that

Comes with love.



It's a risk that people choose to take

Because it's a risk that is unavoidable.


You can suppress it and try to push it away,

But you won't succeed,

It'll still be there and hit you harder if you

Don't let it be.


You can't run away from love,

but it can run away from you


So don't let it slip through your hands-

Grasp it tight and wish-

That maybe this time,

It'll be just right.

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