No words
no false bravado
she just wanted to be held

nothing I could fix
it wasn't that kind of problem
yes, she was in tears
but she just wanted to be held

so I held her
chased her fears away
saying nothing
but just holding her close
tightly in the safety of my arms
she just wanted to be held

I couldn't fix it
there was nothing broken.
in my love for her
I wanted to do all I could
so I held her
a protection from her storm
I held her
she just wanted to be held...


Just some thoughts, I guess. I hear from women "I want a man like that" or "men like this don't exist anymore"...it's true, there are very few of us left, but we do exist, though we are a dying breed anymore, enough hurt will lead to a frozen heart.

I have hurt, I have bled, I have loved...but for me I'm tired of the pain, and I wouldn't mind not ever loving again, it's not worth it to go through all that again. I held her, I loved her, I chased away her fears, her tears, and her nightmares, then she ends up pregnant by some man she didn't even know a week after I go to visit her... Please don't try to preach to me, I don't need that, I already feel as though God Himself is trying to tear down my walls, and I will fight it, these walls are up for my protection, so give it up, I'm through. I don't want your sorrow for my life, I don't want your sympathies, genuine or false...

Thank you for reading this...

Robert

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