I liked the simple way you put that and yes sadly that does happen. Bit by bit we peel the layers away until we get to the essence

Yep liked it muchly

@ red .... thanks for the review, appreciated... I wrote a small book of poems around that time in my life, not sure how many will end up in these pages though... but I guess that one is a start...

Yes that would be good i would like to read a few more too.

I wrote poetry too a few years ago but sadly it has gone except now and agin. Nothing like the rush i had for a few years

@ godsprincess ... many thanks for the welcome and your critique... perhaps I will be a semi regular among these pages, who knows what the goddess has in store for me this time...

@ lovecanbereal ... if you go through life 'holding back' your feelings because someone might not be deserving, your subconsciously preempting a failure, not being fair to the other person by even giving them a chance... this will often mean you never find a person who is worthy, far better to give all and then work through any changes as, or if, they happen...

people will change, they fall out of love or come to the realisation that it was never there in the first place... and often that will occur well into a relationship.. then the choice is to leave or stay... and that is sometimes not so easy...