how love ends.

if you ask

i will tell

if you hug

i will hug back

if you turn away

believe me

i will live

it may not be
my choice

but it will be 

what it is

you cannot be bound

you will not

you should not

what we deserve

and what we get

will not make sense

not now

not ever

we will retire

with less than we need

because what we need

is what we want

so

tell me,

just how often

do you get
what you want

without fear

without wondering

without dwelling

on when it will end

on when you will

lose it

drop it

see it walk

away from you

...