the end

you knew
the second that you
criticized
this person,
that they would go
dark
and cold. silent.
you knew that when you
turned the light
on them,
speaking the truth,
that they were gone.
you knew that it
would be the end
of your time
together. you knew
for so long
that it would go
this way.
it was a matter
of time before you
could no longer
hold your tongue.
you knew how it would
go, how it
would end and so it did.