The Man I Could Have Been Poem by lyric

in the beauty of her youth i see
myself as i could have been
had only i known the lessons

life has taught me written
in the scars upon my flesh
my soul, my heart, my eyes

blind to everything but my own need
to be cherished, wanted, desired
what is more important

to be loved or have your love
accepted by another sheltered
warm, safe, embraced

in her eyes i see reflected
me, myself, I am
old now, tired, never to be