This Is How It Goes

My day fades to gray,
As what we know
Becomes what we knew.
Time left us
Wanting more
Than what we could allow
And I couldn't
Let you become
What you wanted me to have.
Somehow, this leaves me
Feeling like I let go
Of what should have been
And as the tears
Slide down my face
You gather me
Into one last hug
One last kiss
And we leave.
This is how it goes
This time has no boundaries,
Yet it left us behind.
The perameters life has made,
The lines it has drawn
Become faded
With grace,
With hope,
With one futile wish
That you will forgive me
For letting you go.
'It's better that we try'
You said,
And yet,
I found myself
Holding back
Just to try to keep you from hurting.
'Where does that leave me?'
I asked you...
You just smiled
And said
'We just have to try...'