Late Love

I don't know how to trust anymore,
I'm always afraid of getting hurt.
I won't tell the guy I love, the truth,
What if he treats me like dirt?

I can't get hurt again,
I'm afraid of what I might do,
So many possibilities, and chances to get hurt,
I'm afraid to love you.

Someday I'll have strength,
and conquer my fears.
But that day isn't today,
it might not come for years.

I know you might be gone then,
and I don't mean to make you wait.
I'm just not ready though,
I just hope when I am it's not too late.