Succumbing to Love

You took my heart but you didn't know.

You molded my soul and helped it grow.

But then you were gone and I grew cold

And overnight I became so old.

Love is a lie it is hardly nice

It was made for those who love to roll the dice.

And then there are those who didn't ask for romance

Who are smothered before they are given a chance.

I should have known better than to fall for you.

And deep down inside I already knew.

You would be the one to damage me

And now because of you I cannot be free.

I hate to admit it, I hate to say

That you swept me off my feet and took my breath away.

Because now here I am, broken and alone,

Without even you to call my own.

So the lesson I've learned, what I now must preach,

Is not something I can easily teach.

Do not fall in love, it will only cause pain

But do not avoid love or die in vain.