Lost Obsession

He opened his eyes
staring at the thing that
caused his obsession.
He was fine until he met her.
She easily became his everything;
his life,
his love,
his secret obsession.
Well that was then,
and this is now.
"I can't obsess over you anymore:
he whispered,
placing one hand cautiously on her cheek,
staring into the eyes
that were once his world.
It took all his power not to kiss her
as he stood,
readying himself to walk out the door.
"I'm so sorry for your loss."
He said quietly to her parents
as he began to cry,
running out the door
of the funeral home,
crumbling as he reached the river
where they first met.