Love Poem: Nothing To Gain
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Written by: Sandra L. Weiss

Nothing To Gain

Is there a chance I may find love somewhere? 
Maybe in a place that I have yet to go? 
Do I have anything left, within me to share? 
It has been so many years, I'm afraid I don't know. 

Where to begin, I have been alone so long. 
I feel so unsure and out of touch. 
Maybe what was once right, is now wrong. 
I need to start over, I've forgotten so much. 

Is my heart able to love once more? 
For years it has known only pain. 
I had to protect myself, and shut the door. 
I decided then, there was nothing to gain. 

I am not sure if I can ever trust another. 
I once did, but found that it was misplaced. 
To try again, to choose one or the other. 
I don't want to revisit, what I have already faced. 

I can't allow myself another mistake. 
I will never again let love tear me apart. 
I believed in a love that proved to be fake. 
The memory holds me back, from a new start. 

Unable to let my emotions lead the way.
I surround myself with an invisible shield. 
Love has too high a price to pay. 
My lonely heart still refuses to yield.