Two at play

Here I was, immersed deep in self-love,

Somewhat hollow, but self-sufficient,

Driven to be all I’d ever need from another,

Alone, content, not a day that I felt lonesome!

Then you came along, a soft whisper in the wind,

With a devious smile, hiding a storm within,

Shining through, like the sun on a dreary day,

Blinding me with your brightest rays...

Blinding, in ways unexpected,

With that gorgeous poker face, unsuspected

Shattering my once sturdy walls,

Vulnerable now, I bared all there was.

Switching gears to the incipience of the end

Not too naive to comprehend -

This, us, none of it was enough

Your best for me was half a heart

But a coward at play,

You wouldn’t say it to my face

So I summoned my superficial strength

And let you go, left you to repent.