Two Steps Closer

From May 30, 2007:

Two steps closer than she had in mind,
He’s getting to her; just like she knew he would.
She came back only because she had to;
She didn’t want to be where so many tears had been shed.

He’s getting closer – why is he here?
She can’t understand how she wasn’t prepared to see him again.
Running away seems like an idea,
But can she even turn and walk away?

He looks in her eyes - she needs him to leave,
But at the same time, part of her wants him to stay.
She can’t get hurt if she doesn’t get close,
So she pulls it together and says she’s doing fine without him.

Goodbye says it all, she smiles and walks away.
It’s done, it’s over – she doesn’t have to cry anymore.
A piece of her misses him – but not the person he's turned into;
She’ll never put herself through hell for him again.