no more buts

she wanted to be the one for him.
he loved her too much to even consider her.

she swore to herself she would never hurt him.
he didn't mean to hurt her.

she never expected him to love her back.
he never expected she would fall for him.

she needed to get away from him.
he needed her beside him.

she sang her heart out to ease the pain of staying.
he couldn't sing to ease anything.

she cried herself to sleep each night.
he laid awake, tossing and turning, the confusion eating him from the inside out.

she prayed to feel nothing.
he prayed to feel something.

she smiled, got dressed, and went on living.
he smiled, stopped thinking, and started understanding.

she made them believe she'd moved on.
he cried in his heart when he thought she was gone.