Conundrum

She says she just wants space
but I know it’s a hopeless case…
She says she just wants space
but what she really wants is to leave this race.

For a while she’ll pretend,
out of courtesy to me,
that she’s just out there trying
to find her way back to me.
But soon she’ll grow tired
of this old ball and chain,
and begin to notice everything
that a single goodbye could help her gain…
And she’ll leave for good,
breaking my heart
and she’ll leave me behind
to pick up the damned pieces…