it never happened
like I say
it was only meant
to go your way

facing a monologue
devoid of emotion
I was the underdog
of an unfair fight

had to run,
cross the border
but couldn’t
you made a one-way hunt
where escape was closer
to none

only way to defend
was to pretend
all is fine, there is no problem
but beneath the blossom
the root was rotten

and when I pulled the root,
all that was left
was the shadow
of your presence.