pretender pretender, who’s the next contender?

he pulls up his jeans

as night begins to fade

he leans in to say goodbye

with a kiss on my face

he fumbles and falls

as he makes his way out

i mumble to the walls

phrases i wish i could shout

i hear his car sputter to a start

as he drifts away

with him he took my heart

why can't i make him stay?

something's missing in my chest

as much as i wish it was the absence of breath it's just where love's been taken and not returned

his blind smile and frigid words

have left me burned

i wait for evening to come

so i can forget i'm not the one he loves