Him/Her

Her tears scare him.
Enough to make him leave.
But he’ll be back like
He never left.

Her feelings scare him.
Enough to make him run.
But he’ll be back like
He never left.

Great love is selfish,
Inadequate of triumph
And the struggles of her.
The tears and the feelings
And the love she hasn’t confessed to.

His confusion scares her.
Enough to make her sit it out.
But I’ll be gone like
I was never there.

His distance scares her.
Enough to make her sit it out.
But I’ll be gone like
I was never there.

Great love ends,
Sustaining the reality of worth.
And the negotiating of herself.
The confusion and the distance
And the truth he hasn’t confessed to.