do you still love me?

you knocked at the door
i opened it, and you said hi
you said you were sorry
then you asked, "do you still love me?"

as i thought for a while
i saw tears in your eyes
then my heart skipped a beat
at the realization -

i did not say, "no"
because that would be a lie;
i did not say, "yes"
because that would be unfair.

someone else loves me now
more than i love myself;
someone else takes care of me now
and blesses my day.

so i just tapped your shoulder
and i managed a sincere smile
i didn't want to hurt us both
so i just said, "goodbye".