I woke up in the middle of the night
with my phone going off like crazy
I sat up in my bed and answered
still sounding a bit hazy
It took me a minute to recognize the voice
on the other end of the line
When it hit me as to who was speaking
I almost started to cry
It was the man I gave my heart to a long time ago
I never thought we would speak again
We haven't spoken in four years
even though we promised to remain friends
I sat in silence for a minute
unsure of what to say
He cleared his throat then spoke
and my heart began to race away
All he said was that he was sorry
then it was silence again
I asked what he was sorry for
he took in a deep breath and said
"I'm sorry for realizing too late
how much you mean to me
I love you, I want to be with you
I was just too before stubborn to admit that."
He said he had to go
so he hung up the phone
I sat with quiet tears running down my cheeks
hoping not to wake my husband sleeping next to me