Safe and sorry

When you choose what is safe
You will never suffer because
Pain is bearable when you only 'almost' care
But you will not know joy, or love
Nor the kind of passion that enlivens you.
That would be too scary -
Because you dare not risk losing THAT.
Instead, you will seek it around every corner
In every person, and all around
Because you have not given yourself
The gift of the life you always dreamed of
And instead you chose safety.