You didn't listen,
but I didn't talk.
I sighed, played with a button,
asked what you wanted for supper.
everything but say
I needed you to hear me;
anything but tell you why.
As if not saying it would make it go away
or keep it from hurting as much.
Magical thinking
for my pretend world.
I gave up
on the idea that
pain shared is pain lessened,
that we were stronger together
than apart,
that I needed you.
I kept it from you
because I was afraid
of what would happen if I told you
and you brushed it off
as not important,
not worth your time, your caring,
you.
How deep into darkness I would fall
and not know how to find my way
out.
I didn't talk.
Why weren't you listening?
Feb 16
Feb 16, 2026 at 10:17 AM UTC
You didn't listen,
but I didn't talk.
I sighed, played with a button,
asked what you wanted for supper.
everything but say
I needed you to hear me;
anything but tell you why.
As if not saying it would make it go away
or keep it from hurting as much.
Magical thinking
for my pretend world.
I gave up
on the idea that
pain shared is pain lessened,
that we were stronger together
than apart,
that I needed you.
I kept it from you
because I was afraid
of what would happen if I told you
and you brushed it off
as not important,
not worth your time, your caring,
you.
How deep into darkness I would fall
and not know how to find my way
out.
I didn't talk.
Why weren't you listening?
