So Long Ago

I close my eyes
and I see you
standing before me.
I open them again
and you're still there,
reaching for me.
Like the last time,
I'll push you away.
What more can I do?
What more can I say?
I loved you too much
to let you see me this way.
I wanted to shield you
from the pain
that dances inside me.
I couldn't let you witness
my lonely heartbreak.
Yet I long for you
to hold me close,
to give me comfort
just like you tried to
so long ago,
but I pushed you away.
And away you have stayed.