lover to friends

I found love in a friend of ten years, He asked if I'd be the one for his fears. I opened my heart, wanting to see, What this thing called love could truly be. But only five days did our love last, A fleeting moment, a glimpse of the past. We returned to friendship, a safer shore, Yet I still ponder what love is for. What is love, I often sigh, Why does it elude me, passing by? Loved by others, yet I can't feel, Why can't my heart begin to heal?