I'm Sorry, Nathan

So now I see what this has come to.
At a fork now, we must decide.
We can wait and wait and wait and wait
Or return to our former lives.

They're all exhausted with the topic.
We can negotiate no more.
Nothing remains that we have not tried,
And I cannot survive this war.

"If you'll hold out a little longer,
Everything will fall into place."
You're so confident, but can't you see
We're getting no where with this chase?

I'd love to believe they'll change their minds,
But they simply will not relent.
Infinite words could not persuade them,
And every ounce of me is spent.

There's no simple way of fixing this,
And there's no more that I can do,
No way on earth that I'll be allowed
To share your six months here with you.

I've cried over this for many nights,
But this is how it's got to be.
I'm just sorry you've endured all this
On account of a girl like me.

And although we can't be together,
That isn't important somehow.
We've changed each other for the better,
And that's all that matters right now.

But I'm told that if you love something,
Then you're supposed to set it free,
And if it doesn't return to you,
Then it was never meant to be.

Now love's a strong word for you and I,
But the message here is the same:
Once you've been gone and returned,
Then look back once more at this flame.

And if this flame has long since gone out,
We can both walk away and smile,
Understanding why we had no chance
When we were both so juvenile.

But if the flame burns when you return,
We shall try all of this again,
Thankful that we were patient enough
That we'd not rush things way back then.

I know I'm beating around the bush.
This is what I'm trying to say:
If only this hadn't happen now,
But it did, it happened today.

And I hold you in highest regards,
But now it's plain for me to see.
Your Wonder Woman's out there somewhere.
It's just too bad she isn't me.