• Couldn’t you see that rearranged
• and put just how you wanted me
• that I would no longer be
• she…
• who you loved at first.

I am changed.

Couldn’t you see?

• Didn’t you know that when threatened
• and hurt beyond hurt, I would go.
• We do what we must do
• so…
• I find strength to say,

“This is the end.”

Didn’t you know?

• Today she won’t be there.
• The woman, who captured your attention
• Who sat on the edge of her chair
• As she kept you on the edge of your seat
• And talked for hours.
• Whose flashing eyes reflected your smile.

• Today she won’t be there.
• The woman who engaged you
• In witty repartee for hours on end
• She has her own husband
• And family
• And friends.
• Today you’ll look around and see
• She won’t be there.

• As I sat quietly in the shadows
• And tried not to listen,
• Tried not to see your smile.
• All the while knowing
• The worst had come to pass.
• You no longer see me there.

• Tomorrow you will look and see
• The shadows will be as empty
• As the bed I warmed so willingly.
• You’ll seek this woman tomorrow
• And tomorrow she won’t be there.

• If I could be
• All you ask of me,
• Would it be enough for you?
• Or would your ideas rearrange,
• Your perceptions change
• Into something new?

• If I could do
• All you want me to,
• Would you then be satisfied?
• Or would your goals for me expand
• Beyond the reach of frail hands
• No matter how I tried?

• If I could take everything you have to give,
• If I could live
• As you desire me to live,
• If I could be
• All you ask of me,
• Would it be enough for you?