As i sat in the dim light
I could not bring myself to look at him
As i held the single red rose in my quivering hands
I struggled to find the words that would make it easier
There were none
As my body trembled and my heart pounded
I spoke the words I knew I would someday have to say
As tears streamed down my cheeks i looked at him
As I did I saw the light in his eyes dim
The fire in them die
I must have seen his expression change at least twenty times
His words were small and few
One would lead me to believe this was because he could not change
We sat there looking at each other for a long while
With tears pouring down my redden cheeks
He looked at me
Looked through me
He searched my eyes for an explanation
A few minutes later he found what he was looking for
At that moment I could see the pain and confusion in his eyes
The look of someone who knows nothing can be done
About something that could have been changed long ago
As I dropped the red rose from my gentle grasp
And began to walk away from him
I heard the words that I never thought I would hear come from his lips
I stopped for a moment
I thought for a moment
If I could have believed the words had come from his heart
I would not have keep walking as I had to do
If I could not believe in his words
How could I believe in him
