This is my world, this world of writing
This is where I say just what I please
Sometimes I think it is my only outlet
Sometimes I only want to scream

Can you not hear what you have been saying
Have you any idea how you have hurt me
There is only so long that I think I can be patient
We are almost where it is almost long enough

What I want is to have my life back
To sometimes walk roughshod upon the eggshells
But perhaps your skin is just too soft to take it
And it is not my intention to try to hurt you back

I met a woman I knew from way back when
We talked and smiled and talked of good times past
It was a real conversation about emotions
With her all so easy to express

It has been a long time since I thought I was really wanted
She wanted me to share with her ideas
To say new things we had never said before
And I felt a closeness, a feeling that could become addictive

I would like to tell you it was entirely safe things
That fell within the scope of what we spoke of
But I would be lying if I said that
And I do not remember ever having lied to you

Sometimes a man needs to take great chances
Needs to trust in all his inner strengths
He may not know his limits quite exactly
But his strengths have never let him fail yet

Perhaps it is the excitement of the chase
Even though the goal is not to catch the prey
I do not think that you entirely trust me
How do you think I should react to that

Some men would think that you had given cause
It would be your fault now if I wished to go astray
But a trade of broken trusts is simply not allowed
This is serious, we are not just trading marbles now

I am not a fool who does not fully see the dangers
And I have no intention to put myself at risk
But sometimes unforeseen things happen
What if I have not the strength to overcome temptation

I think I have sufficient but I can not guarantee it
That is all that I can say
And we both know that sometimes the unexpected happens
And if it did and if I failed the test where would we be

I would return to you I have no doubt about it
My responsibilities would have never changed
And the love I have for you would not have been affected
But I am not entirely sure you would respond the same

Sometimes I do need to stretch my wings to test my strength
For me that is part of what makes my life worth living
If I should break a wing in the process there are things that could be worse
And among those would be to not to try to fly at all

To some extent this is a two way street
If you care not to try your wings out ever
You will never fail because you never tried
Can you than truly sit in judgment of those who want to fly