What I Lack

I’ve had pieces of my heart stolen

And never got them back.

So I’ve learned to live without,

And got used to what I lack.

I don’t know when love became

Something I learned to fear,

Or why the ones who want me close

Are the ones I won’t let near.

Some days I think I’m hard to love,

Most days it feels too real.

That somewhere along the way,

I forgot how love should feel.

How do you give your heart away

When you have nothing else give?

How do you accept their love

When you can’t yourself forgive?

So I’ll keep them at a distance,

Even when I want them near.

Since love stole pieces of my heart,

And left me only fear.