she says she needs time to heal too
why should she?
because i loved her?
i gave her love
in a sea full of hatred
worked to exhaustion
for the joy of working with her
but now i am the bad pitiful one
because i dared to ask for
what appeared to be offered
because i dared to expect
my love to be returned
because i dared to hope for
a soulmate
rather than an instructor
why should she act as if
she is as hurt as i am?
to act as if my love
is an insult to her
that i cannot begin to understand