You called me last night
The first time in what felt like weeks
I answered the phone
And all I could do was listen to your voice.
The subtelty in the way you talk
The inflection of every word
The changes in your speech patterns
You're feeling better now...
I'm sorry, what did you say?
It was so nice hearing you again
I just wanted to take in as much of you as I could
The only thing I didn't take in were your words
In all the scrambling in my head to remember your voice
I wasn't ready to piece together your syllables
By the time I was ready, you left me speechless
Your parting words are all I remember now...
"Goodnight, I love you. I'll talk to you later, bye"
Oct 10, 2014
Oct 10, 2014 at 6:58 AM UTC
You called me last night
The first time in what felt like weeks
I answered the phone
And all I could do was listen to your voice.
The subtelty in the way you talk
The inflection of every word
The changes in your speech patterns
You're feeling better now...
I'm sorry, what did you say?
It was so nice hearing you again
I just wanted to take in as much of you as I could
The only thing I didn't take in were your words
In all the scrambling in my head to remember your voice
I wasn't ready to piece together your syllables
By the time I was ready, you left me speechless
Your parting words are all I remember now...
"Goodnight, I love you. I'll talk to you later, bye"
It's been a long night and it's almost morning. I've played it back thousands of times, listening to the way you said I love you. Am I crazy or did you really mean it?