No Hope In Love
They met at Star Bucks
Ordered two coffees
She wanted a muffin
The ones that have no more than three toffees
They sat away from the crowd
Where they did not have to talk loud
He wanted to tell her of his success
But never did for what she told him next
He asked her the question
As he did many times before
And her answer used to be
“I love you and more”
But today was different
Something he had expected
Her long hesitation
Told him he was being rejected
She said “If I tell you
It would give you false hope.”
“We cannot be together,”
Her words were as if it were a hang man’s rope.
“Did you love me?”
She said “Yes,” her answer was true
Her eyes confirmed from what he could see
But this was the end and he knew they were through
He offered her a part
Of the world that he owned
And promised her
Life in a happy home
And all she could see
Was sadness….
Without words she expressed
The idea as madness
They both were married
With a secret love
He tried to tell her
Of the heaviness he carried.
But it was set in stone
As they departed Star Bucks
To their separate homes
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