once upon a time

He knew she knew that he knew they both knew

They were wanting and willing

So he left

Because he knew

He was not capable of love

…just yet

and he did not want to be

Unfaithful to fairytales and myths of love

He carried in his head

and he did not want to wake up in the morning

Trying to explain that last night did not mean forever

and the problem was him not her

Decades later, he is still remorseful

That he encouraged their flirting to reach

The point of wanting and willing

and that he was unable to explain

So he fled

and left her asking if it was her fault

and this morning he hoped

That once…upon a time, she found

A better human being to share her body with

5-7-22