I wish it didn't hurt so much,

I wish it didn't sting

I wish it didn't mean so much

that I'm standing by the ring

Never playing, never acting

Never talking never laughing.

Alone because I'm scared

Afraid to show me bared

Never giving you a chance

as I very rarely dance

I'm just locked up in a cage 

until you force me out to play

You did that with a smile

but then I backed away and died

a tiny death each time -

I didn't hear you say

those precious little words

that always made my day.

I know, I know it's all my fault

for staying back inside my vault.

I have no one else to blame

but myself, my wicked game. 

A game I never chose to play

but did when no one came my way...