Why Couldn't He See?

I stare at him

Wondering how and why

How could he do this

Why would he lie?

I roll up the window

And put the car into gear

Closing my eyes

I begin to steer.

I drive down the road

Knowing he's watching my back

I conceal a tear

Thinking about that stack.

All he ever did

Every night and day

Is walk into that garage

And there he would stay.

I look down at my ring

As I continue to drive

Why did I say yes?

Why did I even try?

I take the left turn

Not knowing why

Then I slam on the brakes

As I begin to cry.

I open the door

And rip off my ring

Tears flowing down my face

As I think of those magazines

I throw the ring in the mud

Directly in front of his feet

And then I scream,

“Oh, why didn't you see?”

“I would have loved you forever

If you would have only been true”

“I would have loved you forever

If you would have only loved me too”

I get back in my car

And drive further down the road

The rain starts to fall

As it begins to get cold.

I continue to drive

Not knowing where to go

I push harder on the gas

While knowing I should drive slow.

The rain’s falling harder now

And I can’t help but wish

I could just swim away from my problems

Like a little fish.

I push the gas into the floor

Driving faster than I should

As I turn onto a bridge

Made completely out of wood.

The wheels lock up

As I tap the brakes

I keep sliding forward

And I begin to shake.

My mind starts to race

As I continue to slide

All I can think of is him

Knowing, hoping he would be fine.

My car hits the railing

Shattering it into bits

And I fall

Into a cold wet pit.

I continue to think

Even as my mind drifts away

What would have happened

If I would have only stayed?