The Real Me

I have to learn

That hope

Isn't everything

That optimism

Has to be met

With realism

The truth

Can really hurt

If we let it hurt

If we let ourselves

Hurt each other

I don't know

What to say

You know the way

The way

That I feel

You know

That I still want

To be with you

And you

Had a change

Of heart

That's all part

Of learning

To forgive

And hopefully

You will learn

To forgive

Me for

What I take

Responsibility for

It takes a lot

Of courage

To take responsibility

It is a form

Of integrity

Hopefully

When I get to see

The true

The real me

You will see

The true

The real me

And maybe

You will fall in love

With me

All over again