Hesitate

Hesitate

Don't take another step
Don't slip up;
This time
Things will be different,
You cannot make the same mistake again,
History is haunting you, waiting to repeat itself,
But don't let it
Ruin another friendship,
Think before you jump,
Hesitate,
You'll be grateful for the pause before you speak,
You'll be thanking yourself someday
When what has gone before comes around,
When the hand of friendship lies
Bruised and broken on the ground
After another slap in your face,
Don't be weak;
It would be too easy to give in to feelings
Give your head the floor; hear her speak,
Silence your heart, smother it;
Sometimes hurt is not worth the warmth that goes before it.