Sincerity
How can I explain to you.
Without me feeling like a fool.
Please don’t turn your head in shame.
I know that I’m the one to blame.
I wish that you were not crying so,
For each tear burns my very soul.
Nothing said can ease the pain.
Everything lost- – – Nothing gained.
All destroyed in the name of lust.
Nothing now can gain your trust.
There’s nowhere now that I can run.
Nothing can change what’s already done.
I need for you to believe in me.
I want your love for eternity.
If you could look within my mind,
It’s only you there all the time.
If I could lift from you your shame,
and take away all of your pain.
No matter what it took to do.
I would do this thing for you.
There’s no excuse for what I’ve done.
I know that you’re the only one.
What possessed me, I do not know.
I know I’ve never felt so low.
I plead you’ll take me back once more.
Please forgive me I implore.——————-R. W. Johnson—-(1994)