let'em down easy

they all could conclude
it was a bad batch of timing
but they don't shy away
as i keep them from crying
they don't let it linger
or last too long
with the hurt
or hatred
they pass it on
to a new way of thinking
how it made them better
they continue to share
each accomplishments ranting
with a pride and a joy
in a friendship they've made
a shared connection
where we once fucked in vain
it's ok now
because the romance is over
and it was barely there
from what i remember.
an actress, i am,
but not to those men
because i don't play games
or fuck with their heads.
to be an adult
i end it quite cleanly
because that's an asset
i keep constantly feeding
my compassion and care
doesn't stretch too far
just for those i feel deeply and they all are
the men who fall madly
and make a mistake
in thinking
i'll keep them
while i'm giving them away
i apologize, unending,
and i ask for a friend
and they don't turn me down
i keep them all in my head
and my heart goes out
to each of their mothers
for raising good boys
who became good lovers
just not mine for the keeping,
sad but true,
a soul seeks a certain,
and that just wasn't you.


© L²