No Hope In Love

They met at Star Bucks Ordered two coffees She wanted a muffin The ones that have no more than three toffees They sat away from the crowd Where they did not have to talk loud He wanted to tell her of his success But never did for what she told him next He asked her the question As he did many times before And her answer used to be “I love you and more” But today was different Something he had expected Her long hesitation Told him he was being rejected She said “If I tell you It would give you false hope.” “We cannot be together,” Her words were as if it were a hang man’s rope. “Did you love me?” She said “Yes,” her answer was true Her eyes confirmed from what he could see But this was the end and he knew they were through He offered her a part Of the world that he owned And promised her Life in a happy home And all she could see Was sadness…. Without words she expressed The idea as madness They both were married With a secret love He tried to tell her Of the heaviness he carried. But it was set in stone As they departed Star Bucks To their separate homes