A Choice

I say what I have to say,
In the hope you will feel the same,
But it is not joy I see reflected in your eyes,
It's shock and sadness,
Followed by tears that flow gracefully,
Like a waterfall, down your cheeks.
I made a choice out of desire,
Of greed, of lust, of yearning,
But it was the wrong one to make...
And no matter what you or anyone else says,
What I did and the way I did it,
Makes me far worse than anyone who has come before,
Makes me out to be a complete coward,
And now all I can ask of you is,
To please stop crying,
To please start smiling,
As I'm not worth being upset over.