Moment Of Decision
He showed up on my doorstep late last night.
And, said he didn’t want to fight anymore.
Going back is near impossible, I cried.
You should have thought of this long before.
Said he was sorry— & wants to make it right.
Would I consider coming back once more.
It’s too late. His betrayal had turned to spite.
The love that I believed in has all but, slipped away.
We were both like children, caught up in our own lies.
Could I believe in you if I took you back today?
Memories are easy when they are new.
The right ones followed will lead you to romance.
But, when those memories are not the truth
it’s hard for me to take a second chance.
A resurrected life of lies is not the way to go.
With so many heartaches and so many lies
So many years wasted with nothing left to show.
How could you make up for that when all is pointed down?
We’ve covered it all. There’s nowhere else to go
Could I believe in you if I took you back today?
I’ve spent lonely nights just crying myself to sleep.
I’ve finally been able to close tight every door.
Then you show up in the middle of the night.
Saying you want me back again once more.
A heart can only take so much strife
before it stops and will no longer fight.
My roller coaster ride was nearly at an end.
Then you show up with promises to make it right.
I don’t need a lover now, I need a friend.
Could I believe in you if I took you back today?
——————————————————R. W. Johnson—–(2013)