River of tears

This time I know I crossed a line.
And paid no heed to the warning signs.
The feelings within me, there all of my life.
As I held them in, they cut like a knife.

I need to release what’s been trapped inside.
Out into the day and no longer hide.
It has all been my fault, of this I do know.
For just not allowing, my true self to show.

You will not accept my words of remorse.
You can’t understand I must follow this course.
Your beauty and love kept me inside my shell.
Along with the joy, I was living in hell.

My life of denial has come to an end.
When all’s said and done, can we still be friends?
And if you must hate me after all of those years.
I’ll still move forward in a river of tears.