A few steps too many

You said you'd miss me too,

And you said you'd come back,

You just needed to take a step back,

But I guess you took a few steps too many.

You said this was temporary, that this would be over soon-

So why are you no longer in the vicinity?

All you needed was to take a step back,

But I guess you took a few steps too many.

You said you were just taking a break,

But breaks don't last forever- why does yours?

You said you were only going to take a step back,

Why does it feel like a few steps too many?

You said your priorities were misplaced-

Does that mean I should never have been a priority?

You said you just needed to take a step back,

So why'd you have to take a few steps too many?

You said you didn't know what you were getting into, but neither did I.

You said modifying the gameplan was necessary- but why?

If all you wanted was to take a step back,

Then why'd you take a few steps too many?

You said this ain't complicated, but why was it so hard for you to stay?

You said you're okay with this, but why does it have to be this way?

You told me you'd take a step back,

But you didn't tell me you'd take a few steps too many.

You said you're sorry I'm hurting, but you crush my heart unapologetically like a plastic bottle

that's convenient to keep, but you can still throw out in a garbage heap- and you didn't even care to recycle.

I wore my heart on my sleeve- forgot my dress was sleeveless,

You picked up the broken pieces, and broke them further because you couldn't care less.

You just needed to take a step back,

But I guess you took a few steps too many.

I said forever and you thought it was a joke; but I'm not laughing now.

I clutch the book you gave me damping it's pages in this ephemeral,

I think about the good times- were they all just another cruel joke somehow?

I think I may need to take a step back,

But I'm afraid of taking a few steps too many.

I said I hate you but I didn't mean it,

I said I didn't care but it wasn't true.

When I said I didn't want you back, I lied.

The truth is, perhaps I need to take a step back too,

But what happens if I take a few steps too many?

I said I didn't want to lose you and I meant it,

I said I miss you- and it was true.

When I said I need you by my side, I wasn't lying.

The truth is, I need to take a step back too,

But I should be careful of taking a few steps too many.

I said "I hope you're okay" but you didn't respond,

You said you're at peace- but are you really?

All you wanted was to take a step back,

I'm sorry if I pushed you into taking a few steps too many.

Ours should have been a story with never ending pages, but you left me on a cliffhanger.

Now it's up to you to write the rest; believe me, for my part I swear I tried my best.

Tell me when we can both take a step forward,

Because if we can walk together with your hand in mine, I don't care about a few steps too many.