Ignored You... My Mistake

I ignored you and that was my greatest mistake

Nothing I can do can erase that foolish error I made

My actions made you question if I am fake

Sorrow flooding my body cut deeper than any blade

I want to make things right with you but don't know how

I can feel you slowly slipping away

I need to find a way to show how I feel it must be now

If I fail, you leaving is a price to great to pay

I would rip open my chest, carve your name across my heart

Because at this, you are my last chance

I would rip myself apart and give you every working part

Because I don't want this to be the end of our dance

I have fallen for you and I hope you feel the same

When thinking of you, I can't believe my luck

With you I felt like I was standing by an open flame

When you came into my life, my world came unstuck

In my thoughts you are the one I waited my entire life for

Now that you are here, I will never forgive myself for letting you go

But now you standing with a hand against the door

That terrifies me, you make me feel more than anyone else I know

These words have been fueled by tears, please forgive me

I am still learning to open myself again and lay myself bare

All I know is the time we spent together showed me how to set my heart free

My strongest hope is that you will always be there

I haven't said this to you before, I scared you would run

I really do love you and I always will love you

I am just a flawed person but when we met, my changes had begun

I am trying to become a better person, for you I want to be someone new

©Josh West