Cynical Cinquains

1.

She lay
prostrate. Waiting.
Will he stay a while when
their beating hearts have calmed down?
Never.

2.

You glow
with love for me.
Accepting all I give,
never questioning if I love.
I don't.

3.

Tears fall
like rivers of
pain. Rejection will hurt.
Just touch him and say goodbye to
your heart.

4.

It glows.
The safe ribbon
of light, meandering
on toward home. But my path was
unlit.