Some people in your lives
simply come then go ...
At the end of the day ,
the "why" often doesn't make sense
as we really deep inside know ...
But so is life...
Many you meet along the way
just don't seem destined to stay ,
regardless of your well-meant efforts and hopes
that perhaps they still may ...

With online dating and social media,
you really cant truly foretell
what most people you come across are all about...
And then you have to learn , the hard way,
when you, at last, get to find out ...

Because although you may put forward
your genuine self while out there,
Many walk around bearing a chip on their shoulder ,
or have skeletons in their closet ...
Could be wearing a mask in their true self's place,
or still struggling their own demons to face ...

And then there's those who genuinely want to,
but so afraid ...
Held prisoner by tight gripping fears deep inside ...
Conflict between desire & hesitation
trying their best to hide ...
Too frozen with dread
for that great leap of faith to take ...
So for now ... unable that wall to break ...