so cold and dark so empty and alone never knowing what true love was so fragile and closed so hateful and cruel never to open my heart to anyone then there was you so scared so new not knowing what was to come i gave you what little i had left hoping that you would want me the way i am timid and frightened wanting to love again and then there was you a little relief from the beating that my heart took trying to remember what it was like you showed me that it was real and true your touch so gentle you saw right through all the pain and distrust dissappeared that day the love that consumed me felt so perfect and so right still hesitant to let anyone see who i really was and then there was you believing in me trusting me loving me unconditionally letting go of all the fear anger and regret knowing that it is okay just to be who i am crying laughing talking sharing emotions that i used to hide for so long all because there was you