I couldn’t say I need you
When you smiled and said you had a reason
To not wake me with a kiss.
Kisses are to be timed.
Like doctor’s appointments
Or the schedules of trains.
I couldn’t say I need you
Because your smile was meant for me
To forget that I do.
It was a smile that was perfect
And timed so that I would not notice
That some appointments and trains
Are always late.
You leave and you return,
You leave and you return,
And all the days pass by soon,
But, in the dark, you all leave
And silence learns eerier tune.
Some say, lovers leave and should,
If anyone knows, you would;
But some say some do return;
That happens rare and, mostly,
In loneliness, alone, you shall burn.
You’ve seen the moon shine bright,
She can take the sole centre of night,
All rave on her beauty, some swoon;
But, on the darkest night, she leaves –
Even the moon leaves, even the moon.
So laugh, if you can, and fuck and eat
And, if you can, go ahead and repeat;
Everyone leaves and this is true;
And in the darkest hours of deceit,
Even you could leave, and yes, so will you.
It starts small.
Little things you forget to do.
The morning kiss
On the forehead as you leave
Out the door.
The roses
Brought just to say
What words always do.
The lingering stare
Across a friend’s
Birthday dinner.
The time spent
In each other’s company
Because you missed him
After a day of work.
The arm across the shoulder
As you take the pet for a walk.
The questioning
After a troubling statement.
The soft spoken hi
Between naked bodies
In a warm bed.
These are the first to go.
Sacrificed to oblivion
As unconsciously done
As when they first formed.
Hearts Still Care 
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