perhaps

she said too much too many times
yet did she
they smiled too much too many times
yet did they

he cared for her too much too many times
yet did he
they shared so much so many times
or did they

she took it all to heart—or did she
perhaps she took it all too much to heart
and forgot how simple love can and ought to be
perhaps she needs to breathe, let love make a mark

perhaps it has been too long—so long that
she forgot what these darling butterflies do...