From the Hopeless Romantics - The Anthology

The Ugly Truth

Every hopeless romantic
Hopes for romance.

For the one to come
And sweep them off their feet.

But along with that
They wish to be okay
On their own.

They want to be
Happy.

Happy with the fact
That they're on their own
And they don't need
Someone to make them happy.

And just when they start to get close
Someone comes
And makes them want again.

Then they're gone
And the cycle restarts
Prepared to torture
The heart of
Someone who has what they need
But not what they truly want
To be happy.

- the hopeless romantics