Doesn't have to be a bad ending

Past abuse along with neglect

Has created an over protective shell around your chest

Previous situations and the closest relationships you have been in

Have caused such mistrust, you feel no one may have your trust ever again,

And you want to go through life this way? You really think that is wise?

You cannot ever rely on another human being. What has developed here?

Anguish, trepidation, anger, hopelessness, insecurity, and more...

You feel helpless to change things, am I right?

So you do not bother trying, strive for nothing,

Because whatever the aim is...it'll never happen

Here brings the sheer lack of self-worth

You are not nothing, as long as you believe otherwise

It is ultimately up to you, my dear, up to you

Your vision of yourself and the world is awfully blurred

You think you know who you are and what you are capable of

But all you have done is given up on trying, on believing, on yourself

You would never be caught in any sort of intimate setting,
If you could possibly help it

You think you never want to be close to another human being again

This is your denial, denial of the need
for closeness...for love...for relation

You are afraid, so very afraid, and you do not have to hold so much fear, not with me

Disappointment happens... you think it is better to avoid it all - bad and good -
feel nothing, but you are wrong

Not everyone will bring such pain, and you won't always hurt the one you know or love...even if you do, does not mean you are not worth it

I won't be the only one to think so, you are going to find love one day

You are going to find love that is near, so you can really feel it,

I am sorry what I have is not enough, but I can only do so much

You do not have to always stay away to avoid causing any pain

There is always a chance of getting hurt, but if you never take a risk

You will never really live... I ask you again, take that chance on me

You say you do not care. You are just numbing yourself in avoidance of it all...

Deep inside you have warmth. Maybe you are not as cold as you thought.

Maybe that is merely a part of your protective shell, part of the facade

You think you hide it so well. I know there is much more than what meets the eye.

You ask how can I love you when I do not even know you.

If you think I don't know you, then, by all means, show me who you are, share yourself, I am waiting, do not be afraid of opening up to me.

I am going to break through this shell no matter how strong it is

No matter how long it takes

Slowly the cracks will increase

And through it I shall come

One day I shall make it inside

Please give me that opportunity

Stick around. Do not give up.

Do not let it be too late.

Do not let me get away,

Because I am not trying to

I am not degrading myself

So do not even try convincing me I am.