Love Proof

It's the right thing to do
When you leave your man
That you leave no shred of doubt
And spew nothing but hate
With the slamming door

Let him deal with the she's a-bitch-angle
Let him call you all the names
Think whatever
Keeping up appearances
Avoiding blame
Re-inventing what was there
Into nothing

Don't say the possibilities
You might be thinking
Such as your arms are aching
For his embrace
And how your mind consumes his open desire
How you'll miss his loving glances
And the acceptance of your chaos

Or how you'll remember
The long walks in the moonlight
Under the stars
The pride of standing beside him
The in-bed loving
That makes a woman believe
All the promises
Made and broken

Don't say any of that.

Pack it up
Move on

Be the one who did the leaving
And mean it

If you can't forget
Throw all you own into a bag
And get the hell out of town

Strong women prove who they are
And don't accept pity or fall victim

They love their men when they need them
And leave them like they don't.