he told her it was love
in the space between
midnight and never
always and forever

he said
i love you
over and over
never really knowing
half the time
what he truly meant

for all of his words
came
from a lonely heart
the heart that proclaimed
"love"
yet
it did not

and he was remiss
in his affection
as
not for one moment
did he inquire
of her favorite colour
nor
for how she took
her coffee