she is surprised by their incredulity
- i hope you’re not upset
they smile and share maybes
broken promises in the making

hello old friend
we meet again
how are you?
tired.
me too.
i don’t know how to say this, but…
this should be goodbye?
i’m afraid so. i have to go.
i should have known better.
please, don’t be upset.
i should have known you’d leave me.
it’s just…
good things have to end for better things to come along

shut me out and
shut me in
the words you say are here
my friend
i wish you well in times of joy
but hell comes only when ignored

you should never trust a woman
believe me, I’ve seen the things
they are capable of, they trust
and let trust, only to be broken
they are forgiving yet never forgiven
they don’t learn from mistakes
but instead wait
they wait for proof of humanity
and stand frozen in stone and patience
but forgive me for
my hasty generalization

he wants to fly
just as high as she does
he quivers in fear of
the grunts and stares
but he stands stoic
an amalgam of the men
they told him
he had to be