A quiet "I love you" whispered in the dark,
A hesitant kiss, a slow, sad smile,
A single tear on a lonely face,
A silence that drags on for miles,
A heartfelt "I'm sorry" is spoken,
Another romance left in the dust,
A hand on her cheek, looking into his eyes,
A desire to love him, but a broken trust,
A missing piece, a hopeful glance,
A dream never meant to come true,
A silent dissonance, a simple goodbye,
A million promises never seen through,
A subtle dismissal, blinking back the tears,
No way to ease the painful heartache,
The chilling truth, a realization,
A futile attempt to stop the heartbreak,
A line crossed, no turning back now,
Little forgiving, even less forgetting,
A tainted love, and heartrending story,
The end; that is what he is getting.
-Inspired by "A Crushing" by Kaitlin Hollander-