as we fall

buy none, get 3 free

i never asked for your pity
i got it free

one of the side effects of
unrequited
love.

i didn't ask for
your mumbled
"sorry"s

or whispered
"we'll be okay"s

i got them for free, too.
like a buy none, get 3 free, i
guess.

i guess that's not quite true;
i paid in
tears

and sighs.

dreams i left behind
broken bottles on a
dirty floor

and
half-smoked cigarettes
still burning softly

wishing for another spark.

the only thing i did ask for
had too high a price to pay.