the elephant in the room,

the building tension between them

almost static. 

her lips as dry as 

the empty words they form;

a simple, crisp

sorry.

but it was only sounds, 

as the letters passed right through him;

the s through his ears

the o through his heart

the two r’s through his two desperate eyes

the y through his skin leaving nothing but 

a trail of hurt

no amount, combination of letters

could change

her

b-e-t-r-a-y-a-l

B for broken promises 

E for expectations

T for tired

R for resentful

A for accusations

Y for young and foolish

A for ashamed

L for love, vanished.

a silent moment,

leaves the elephant in its place.

and he replies with a word as empty as hers,

simple, crisp

Goodbye.