the decision I made...

It's true,

I could have stayed.

It wasn't easy,

but I stand by

the decision I made.

Yes, it's true,

I'm scared

(just like everyone else).

But I'm not afraid.

I never meant to 

hurt you, break your heart, make you cry.

If one day,

you meet another gentle (yet strong) man

such as I.

Try not to be so hard on him

if at times he's terribly shy.

At least you never insulted me

by calling me a nice guy.

I'm a good man, mostly

or (at the very least):

I try.

One part gentle man,

one part wasp,

one part butterfly.

It is hard to stay in touch,

remain friends;

When I'm not sure

if we were even

really friends to begin with.

(c) Brent M Harpur, 2014.

"When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen." (Ernest Hemingway)