This is the part where
You grasp my sleeve desperately
And gasp loudly, “YOU SAID YOU LOVED ME!”
And I stare longingly into your eyes
And you and I both already know
I don’t love you
Because it’s in the script,
But we are to feign ignorance
And finish the scene together
As if the future was more
Than just the next two pages,
More than just this act,
As if the future was rapidly
Becoming the present and past
As if we did not know the ending.

© J. Bernhard

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