construing sentences

game

i hope you understand

that when i say,

"i hate you,"

i really don't mean it.

it's just fair, anyway,

because when you told me

you loved me,

you never did mean it, either.

since we're just playing this game

over and over again,

and i'm tired of it,

and you're tired of me,

i guess it's alright to

stop.

but why is it so hard for me

to let you go

when i know clearly well

that you've let go

a long time ago?