Hurtful Love Poem by Ash Desrocher

Hiding from you,
not wanting you to love me,
for fear of hurting you,
so I hold back,
making it known,
that I don't want to hurt you,
like I've been hurt before.

Your name circulates in my brain,
wanting to call out for you,
even though you're not there.
My tears of steel,
making it so that I remember,
all the hurt,
that I passed,
accidentally,
onto you.

The sad truth,
behind my eyes,
behind my smile,
behind those tears,
of pure gold.
Is that I love you,
and though I know it's true,
I can't let myself get close to you,
and I can't allow myself,
the one who was hurt,
anymore,
than I already have.