self-hypnosis

walking here at night
watching passers-by
i see your face in all
and then i realize
it was not so sweet
as once i may have thought
was not long a part of me
maybe indeed too hot
too much to contain
too much a step inside
feeling like you run from me
and need a place to hide
i wish i could walk away
as easy as you make it look
i wish i could hide a bit
and let me off the hook
and i would like to take a moment
just a bit of your time
to let you know that this work
has been a self-told lie
the first lines are true
i see you everywhere
up till "realize"
and the lies begin there...