Used and Forgotten

She can feel him right next to her
So near and yet so far away
He's shutting her out again
Like he seems to do every other day
She does what she can to satisfy him
Giving freely of herself
Trying not to wish for too much
Trying to deal with the pain

She loves him still
But he says he can't take that chance again
And now because of another
He has built walls against her
So she bites her lip and maintains silence
Trying not to let her tears flow
Confusion mars her once-perfect brow
Now lined from too many trials

His moods change like the winds
Frightening her and making her withdraw into her shell once again
The shell he keeps trying to get her to abandon
Not realizing it is he who keeps putting her back in there
Her tears are shed out of his sight
Not letting him know how much he is hurting her
Watching him leave her behind
Like a used and forgotten toy.