Love died softly in the night
when he thought selfishly
instead of for others.

Rather than consider how they might get home,
he considered the easiest route for himself
and offered no one a ride.

In this way,
his kindness was not appreciated
(for there was none)
and the late night conversation was not experienced
that ended with a short drink at her neighborhood bar
followed by a long kiss outside the neighborhood bar
concluding with a longer make-out back in the car.

The night would have ended there,
but not without plans to meet up again
the next day
and many other times to come,
all predicated on the ride home
which was not offered,
and thus not taken.