Hope, That Lingered

He went through,
sleepless nights.
Thinking - she just might,
say a few words.
And ask him,
how he was doing,
since, he thought she cared.
Because there was something,
that angered him, called -
Hope,
that lingered.

He went through,
each dying moment,
controlling to lament.
Thinking - she just might,
want him back,
and take him back,
since, he thought she cared.
Because there was something,
that angered him, called -
Hope,
that lingered.