ember

Some are sure to tell you
That love is just a game
And all the players on the board
Mere victims of the flame

I've tried my luck at playing Hearts
And lost so many times,
That finally I thought it true,
And love was just a lie

Even when a winning hand
Granted me the prize,
I believed the game was rigged
And wrapped my heart in lies

For I am unworthy of such love;
how could this come to be?
No man could ever care so much
To embrace a pawn like me

It took the unimaginable
To finally make me see,
My heart and soul belong to him,
This is no game to me

No more games, no more deceit
My heart will soon be pure
I've learned I have to love myself,
This knowledge is my cure

I will cleanse my mind and soul
For you as well as I
And be a better person,
So my heart will never lie

Perhaps one day when I am clean,
You will forgive my shame
But even if you do not,
I'll love you just the same.

Happy Valentine's Day.