hiding

by Raine Wynd

i hide my heart in the shadows
so you can't add to the scars
i keep my distance in the smallest ways
so you can hold me but never hurt me
and if you hear a sigh of regret, my dear
pretend it's just me, breathing slow
there are no questions i want to answer
here in the darkness of my fear

i close my eyes when we kiss
so you can't read my soul
i see you only on just so often
so you can love me but never own me
and if you hear a sigh of regret, my dear
pretend it's just me breathing slow
it's not your heart i'm breaking
here in the darkness of my fear