she told him they were through
he begged her for another chance
she politely refused
said they were incompatible
said she needed her space
he couldn’t accept her rejection
but he moved out of their apartment
he was a gentleman
not a psycho who would kill her
for trying to get away from him
he was not a stalker either
but he called her once in a while
throughout the years
he thought that maybe with time
she would take him back
but she never did
and he never got over her
never could let go of his love for her
he never found a woman to replace her
even after he read about her death
in the local obituaries
he still couldn’t get over her
and he died loving her in vain
bob boyd