At first, it was just a bet,

A bet for pride,

A bet for vanity,

To see who would be proven wrong

A small date, that was it;

Just to win

Just to brag

To have the right to boast

But, when I learned more

About you,

About your past,

You caught me by your hook

I was surprised to hear it all;

All of your sadness,

All of your pain,

Hidden behind a rebellious mask

Does it hurt you deep inside

To hide it from others?

To hide it from yourself?

Locked away in a glass heart

You can't even tell a living soul

All of the hurt,

How it ripped your heart,

Just to have it on your mind

But now that I know better

I see you are gentle,

And yet so strong

With the world's sins carried on your shoulders

I would love to take that pain away

To return your smile,

To mend your wings

So that your angelic soul could rise above it all

I will be there to hold you up

In case you break

In case you fall

My arms will hold you close to my heart

Your warmth is so precious, yet overlooked

They don't know you

Not like I do

They will never understand the love I feel for you

And now I want you to know,

In the rain

Or in the sun,

I will know that you are my one, my only…

My angel.