Pursuing

Sometimes, we gotta take it slow
Hold on, to what we really know
Walk instead of running ahead
Love like you’ll be hurt again

Sometimes, it’s easier that way
Keep yourself safe, avoid the pain
A broken heart is not easily mended
Love often leaves us empty handed

When someone say’s why not pursue?
Look at them and say why not you?
Do they really understand the pain
That those before have put you through?

Is it worth the silly chase game
If the other isn’t thinking the same?
Is it worth the embarrassment
And a possibly ruined friendship?

No, I’d rather sit here and quietly wait
Observe from afar, go on a casual date
Nothing too serious, rushed or forward
Just keeping a friendship, moving onward