Needing Space

It is becoming easier to ignore you because I might
Need this distance between us to clear my head.
Maybe the whispers on the street and the bright
Lights are too much. I already sense the dread
Within my heart because it has become simpler
With every step I take away from you. My
Consciousness says there is more than skin color
That is driving a wedge between us. I shy
Away from the honesty and truth in this
Moment because it hurts. I used to think that
I could never live without you, but everlasting bliss
Is better without you. I get to the fact that at
My worst and at my best I did not deserve
You. I used to think that I could be clever
Darling, while I avoid, dodge, and curve
Every other guy just for you. That was never
Fair to them or to you or to me because I knew
That I was trying to deflect a bullet I should
Have seen coming. Darling, we blew
All of our chances we had and the good
Parts never quite matched up. I now know
That our story is over and we were not meant to be,
But my heart will still be able to always glow.
Darling, this will find a way to set us free.