He asked her why she was leaving

And for a moment she was disbelieving;

He spoke as if he’d thought about it and came up empty

But in reality, he’d provided her with plenty.

Then she reminded herself about what she’d realized

Just what about him she’d recognized:

Over the past few weeks, while he was away,

She realized he was never going to stay.

He would keep on leaving her without a trace

And then return, expecting her to accept him with patience and grace

She realized that no matter what he tried to say, he didn’t really intend to change

And she realized that the idea of living like this was beginning to seem a little bit strange

If there’s one thing she now knows,

It’s that there’s nothing she owes

She’s required to give to him

Neither time nor explanation

To this man who’s treated her so badly

Even if he now looked at her so sadly

So she shrugged and turned with a smile

For the truth had been there all the while.

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Not too happy with this one, but at least I wrote something!