Shades of Love

I dont want to be loved for the sake of it

And I dislike being hated

I want to live and die

And leave a footprint in my wake

I dont want to be loved for my looks and charming smile

I want to be loved for what I am underneath

The real me, whom I hide

I want someone to unlock the closed doors

Behind which my pain lies locked away

And stand by me in spite of it all

After seeing what I really am

I want to reveal the worst of me

What I am under the scar tissue

And I hope she'll love me and my darkness

Both the same

The Bilge Master