Chivalry is not dead

and she asked me—
if i would ever look for love,
attention,
time or assurance,
from someone else.

and i told her—
i will never.

but when doubt
succumbs.
when my word
fades—
all in a haze.

i will stand still,
to prove myself,
to show my will,
to play with fate,
until she sees
that—

chivalry is not dead.