In order to minimize a person's share of heartbreak

  expect nothing and thou will never be disappointed.

  While that's a cold and uncaring view for one to take

  it's the fierce knocking of rejection which I most dread.

  No one likes to be cast away and denied so quickly

  but one must take that risk in order to fulfill a need.

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  It can be distressing to see potential cut so abruptly

  as we yearn to complete our mission and succeed.

  Not everyone will be receptive to your wit and charm

  yet I was foolish enough to believe she was receptive.

  Now I dare not make assumptions, afraid of self harm

  all I desired was to open my soul, let myself again live.

  Enthralled by beauty there's a chance I may have missed

  she just wasn't that into me and I was already dismissed.