I could feel him drifting away

There was so much he wouldn't say.

I said nothing

Just hoped for the silence to end.

I was tired of having to pretend.

I could tell he was holding back.

I could tell our love was gone.

That's one of the ways to say 'i don't love you anymore.'

The light in his eyes quit burning

There was no spark of love

He walked out the door

And that was his way of saying

I don't love you anymore.

This one was no riddle

He didn't pretend

He stood near the fireplace

He said these words right to my face.

'I just don't love you anymore.'

And with that, he walked out the door.

Many different ways

To say the exact same thing.

None of them hurt less.

But I must confess

Each of them hurt

But that's not what I need.

I don't need to hold on

Nothing is there

So maybe it should hurt

And maybe I shouldn't care

I'm right in between

But I guess It hurts more than it seems.

And though many things hurt

Sometimes what hurts the most is a few words.

Words that can make you sink to the floor.

The words 'i don't love you anymore.'