I stopped one day

to realize where I stood.

That for my actions I must pay

and regretting the past did me no good.

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I faced the man whose feelings I once downplayed

long ago when I was young and scared.

Hiding from a love that I could not convey,

and leaving the moments we once shared.

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And now I only wish that I had stayed.

For life without him felt frayed

but to my dismay

I once more let him get away.