Aftermath
it was gentle and sweet
nothing like the anger of the hours before
it was quiet, content sighs all that were allowed
it was the last time
she lay on top of him
satisfied and spent
still love in her eyes
and his as he looked at her
but he thought
this can't go on like this
but she thought
this is how it ends
they'll have
this memory to hold
on those dark nights when it's over
but for now
in the aftermath
they'll take it for what it is
him thinking they were going, to keep trying
her thinking goodbye love
in the aftermath
it ends
this is how she imagined
it would end
she'll move on
in the aftermath