She checks her phone and sees his name

A rush of heat burns quick through narrow veins

She’ll suppress the feeling so strong

For her current state is wrong

 

He sends love through another note

Praying she’ll respond in kind to what he wrote

Hours will go by with no reply

His loneliness an empty pillow he can’t deny

 

She contemplates what to him, she’ll say

Poking fun at his effort every day

She leaves him just enough to keep him on the hook

No idea the ticket to hell she’s made him book

 

He never takes her words at their face

Contemplating the nuance of every letter’s case

Anxiety as another note is read

Hoping desperately to fill the space in bed

 

She allows and compliments his advances

Dreaming what if, to her love’s romances

She’ll dance through words with subtle inflection

No idea to their relationship’s aimless direction

 

His heart flutters with every buzz

Writing back in seconds like he always does

He knows it never lasts long and takes what she’ll give

The feeling is enough and he knows he’ll live

 

His text comes in a second too late

She’s brought out of the dream she’s come to hate

At a conclusion to let him down she’ll arrive

She destroys the moment, tells him he’ll survive

 

His happy buzz turns to sorrow

He’ll continue to be alone until tomorrow

She puts him back into her purse

For one more day, she’ll make him feel worse