why can't you see me?
i surround you on
all sides with
unconditional love
but you look
around me
past me
through me
and you see her.
i am a mirror reflecting her face
in some crazy way
why can't you see me?
you see her
and i pay for her mistakes
i deal with the depth
of the pain
with the accusations
distrust
and how women are all the same.

why can't you see me?
why can't you accept my love?
why must i share your mind with her and the rest
whilst you're the sole occupant of mine?
the countless stories of her
and the ones before
stories i wished you'd tell no more
because it hurts to see
your love for her still
as i sit in front of you
with empty arms
filled
but still empty by you
because you're not there
and i am not here
because it's not my face you see
but hers
and i hurt
and i ask myself
why can't he see me?
am i not enough to dull the pain of a former love that left
without good reason?
how do i do it?
how long must i cope with him loving someone else
seemingly more than me?
putting on the line so much to be with him
threatening my life
why can't he jeopardize her memory?
why can't he let it go,
let her be?