Sugarcoated Humblepie

part ii: scene ii

you vowed you would do anything for her
but you forgot to
love her
respect her
touch her
appreciate her
cherish her
listen to her
smile with her
care for her
and just
be there for her

but she can't bring herself
to hate you
because she can't hide
that she still
loves you
respects you
wants to touch you but can't
appreciates you
cherishes you
listens to you
smiles with you
even though you're not looking at her the way she still looks at you
cares for you
listens to you
because she just can't not
smiles with you
and sometimes for you
and just
wants to be there for you

but that's okay
i've got enough hate
to last a lifetime
for both me and her.

-the perfect wife you let slip through your fingers