in the time between the second i love you and the voice that came aferwards there was a pause
an "oh my god, did she just say that?" breath
a "..........huh?" lift in the air
scene

what will he do now he knows?
is he still packing?
does a smile form now that she has confirmed her love as true?

what does it mean?
they both wonder

she knows her love is real
his love was real first
does that lessen hers?

the difference between a word and a feeling
how do you ever know if they match?

can you know or do you just pray on it and then stand still?

he is dazed and a bit confused
maybe i should have seen her before i left
i regret not seeing her more

or perhaps
she doesn't know what she's talking about
she's young
she just missed me and it made her think she loves me but i know she doesn't (because i know all) and all there is to know is that i loved her first and she didn't love me back and now we're done with that...especially since i'm gone

i'm going
back...home?
back to where i'll be
without her
and far away

did i tell her to visit me?
that she would know where i was and how to find me?
i know i said too much
how did i let her get to me like this?
who IS she?

i think i hate her
for doing this to me and leaving me with no choice in the matter

is it possible to get caught up, alone?

and if it is, is it worth the feeling?
or is it absolutely completely necessary to be joined in holy matrimony?

is one heart full of love enough to satisfy this life?

she smiles
because she's already done all her thinking and wondering and even a bit of worrying
and she knows what it feels like to love and not be loved back

but she is not worried about that
her love is enough to fill the glass full
to make it capsize and drown in its own thoughts

he is to her the feeling of being wanted
love?
of being wanted in a real way
love?
lust

is it love?
does she love him?
or does she lust him?
and does he love her?

is there any love in it at all?
love needs lust, yes?
so where does one end and the other begin?
and has love had a chance in this time-limited atmosphere?

well, who knows?
neither she nor he

but they do feel
and what is felt has been shared
and perhaps that is all anyone ever needs