footnote

I’ve become a fast fading
soon to be forgotten
footnote in the history
of true love
once again
I didn’t give up on love
love has given up on me
but she gave me
more than anyone
and I took that
and didn’t give back
and so now
I’m just a footnote
an anecdote
rarely shared
with anyone
consigned to history
a nameless boy
in a sad story