_____________!!text v[ersu]s. romance

i spoke to you in cautious tones
you answered me with no pretense
&still i feel i said too much
my silence is my self-defense
&every time i've held a rose
it seems i've only felt the thorns
&so it goes/and so it goes
&so will you soon, i suppose
but if my silence made you leave
then that would be my worst mistake
so i will share this room with you
&you can have this heart to break
&this is why my eyes are closed
it's just as well, for all i've seen
&so it goes, and so it goes
so i would choose to be with you
[that's if the choice were mine to make]
but you can make decisions too
&you can have this heart to break

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