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She looks into his eyes and time slows to a crawl<\/p>\n
His eyes try to avoid her gaze, his hands clench to a ball<\/p>\n
He knows the words that are coming all too well<\/p>\n
Their relationship was a class and she was ringing the bell<\/p>\n
It was his fault and he knew it and there was nothing he could do<\/p>\n
She had made up her mind about him and he knew she was through<\/p>\n
His heart tensed up and prepared for the blow<\/p>\n
His mind worked out an argument and got ready to go toe-to-toe<\/p>\n
“I’m not happy” were her words and they tore him apart<\/p>\n
He would have rather cholesterol than this attack on his heart<\/p>\n
So true, absolute, and painfully pure<\/p>\n
Her words were poison and there was no cure<\/p>\n
Him doing something wrong he could deal with, fix and move on<\/p>\n
But this picture was one he couldn’t have helped drawn<\/p>\n
He learned long ago that your feelings are your own<\/p>\n
But she expected to get happiness from somewhere away from home<\/p>\n
She has associated him with her unhappiness and there was no separation<\/p>\n
It was justified in her mind and it wasn’t open to interpretation<\/p>\n
He knew this and didn’t argue or put up much of a fight<\/p>\n
Being right wouldn’t change anything or make it alright<\/p>\n
“Just let it go” his heart whispers softly to his head<\/p>\n
He just frowns disappointed with what she said<\/p>\n
His body starts to relax as he lets go of the tension he kept<\/p>\n
He lets go of his guilt and he starts to accept<\/p>\n
There was nothing he could have done to change the tide<\/p>\n
They weren’t rowing in this boat together he was just going for a ride<\/p>\n
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