To Be Or Not To Be?

You opened your heart,
Your home and your life,
To me.
Gently, you invited me in.
To share in your life
To be part of it.

But, forgive me
My friend!
For I am unable,
To open my heart and life
To you.
Not even you,
My dearest friend!

As the saying goes,
Once bitten,
Twice shy.
I had once,
Shared my life,
With someone.
Gave him everything,
My whole being,
Held nothing back.

He took everything
That I offered
And gave nothing in return
Except endless grief
And a betrayal
That struck so deep.

My friend, I know
That your heart
Is pure and sincere.
It is calling to me
To trust in you.

Please, forgive this foolish girl!

Forgive her.
Forgive me.

Forget her.
Forget me.