We won't get to see
what becomes of you and me
won't get to hear the smile in our voices
just the dread in our choices
but now
we're seeing one another's searching eyes
pleading to not be left alone
and wanting the other to leave
to relieve the pain
we feel so deeply
we're fond of one another
but we know how it will end
because of your decision
to release me to the world
which feels like a lion's den.
