In the beginning
Man seems so sure.
He promises love and
devotion forever.
He knows wihout a doubt
his love is always.
Woman starts out cautious,
afraid to trust,
Used to being burned,
wanting to believe, yet
Recalling past betrayals
and broken promises.
Little by little Man
convinces Woman.
She opens her heart
and begins to trust,
Relaxes a bit in the
security of
Believing she is safe
at last from pain.
This is when Man becomes
unsure.
He takes away the gift
she struggled so hard to accept.
He removes her foundation
and again she falls
Into the emptiness,
afraid to guess how far
Before she hits bottom
again.
Man wants her to understand.
He didn't want to hurt her.
He didn't meant to lie.
He didn't even know
Until she believed him,
that it was a lie.
Man wants to keep his
options open
In case he once again
changes his mind.
Woman is faced with
the choice of giving up
Yet keeping her sense
of self, or living in
Limbo, never knowing,
waiting, hoping,
Slowly losing her identity
until it is nearly
Impossible to find herself
again.
Man wants patience and
acceptance, no matter what he does.
Woman needs security,
someone to count on.
Neither can have what
they need from the other Without losing a part of themselves.
Man walks away, still
not knowing what he did wrong,
Or should have done
right. He shrugs it off and
Repeats the pattern
with another.
Woman again gives up,
builds walls around her heart.
Each time the walls
are a little bit higher. Next time
Man wants to break through
she will have to work harder still
To open up and give
him a chance. Yet she hopes to somehow
Find the one Man who
tells no lies, breaks no promises
And leaves no scars
of betrayal.
The one who will stay,
and keep her safe forever.
Woman cries within her
soul and Man plays on.
Author ~Margy
Culp
