Some people wish for more wealth
Some wish for longer life
While others for health
Me, I just wish for love
In my life I have befriended fear
Fallen in and out with pain
But have known love but once
She sent me in spirals and circles
Blasted me into outer space
Taught me to love
Even through pain
I've been lied to, cheated
My heart has been beaten
But have known love but once
I've felt the warmth of another body
Pressed against in a kiss
Been in a relationship
But couldn't commit
Looked deeply into eyes
And felt nothing
But have known love but once
Had control of my facade
As well as my drinking
I lost the control
And this is what you see
The drinking has ceased
The shield had been lowered
But have known love but once
I am able to see the beauty
In things that people pass
I look at a flower
But see much more than that
My writing, my friends, the stage
There in lies a feeling I know not
A smile, so simple
It spreads across my face
No shield, no guard
Completely exposed
I leave myself bear
For the whole world to know
Faith will be my guardian
For but once have I felt love
