Too much to ask

Is it too much to ask
that I find someone new
someone who doesn't remind me of you
someone who loves me for me
and not who they want me to be
Is it too much to ask
that my heart has time to heal
time to recover from all the pain
you caused me
my heart has known love
my heart has known pain
and both have been since I took your name
Is it too much to ask
that I want to move on
without you here to make me hang on
I want something I had almost forgotten
something that I walked away from
someone that I thought was gone
I want the me that I used to be
before your lies and deceit
destroyed me.
I want the girl so full of life
to be the one I see in the mirror at night
I want to remember the dreams I had
the life i loved
full of hope
full of life
full of dreams yet to be dreamed
that is the me that I long to be once again.
Is it too much to ask that I fall in love again
with someone who is willing to love me for me
Is it too much to ask that I try to open up
try to show the world the woman I've become
try to rekindle a love I once knew
long before there was a me and you
I'm not asking for a fairy tale ending
all I want is the chance to be happy
the chance to see if my heart can open up
and let someone else in, to see if I can still trust,
to see what happens to first love.
so please tell me...
Is this too much to ask