Innuendo

All those softly spoken innuendos
Slipped into conversation
To express what you can’t say plainly
All these whispered innuendos
Helped him speak words
Painfully

Filling the night air
Breaking the silence
A breath, a heartbeat

She couldn’t bear
To let him see her cry
And as he turned
The first tear fell

Not as strong as you’d think
Not as brave as you’d think
Innuendos have formed a façade

And so they meet again
To whispers, murmurs
Those softly spoken words
Without the armor
Amore was weak

So for the first time
The last tear fell

A boy and a girl
Back facing back
And they knew
Not to turn around

Closure encompassing
Growing distances
Do or die
She never looked back