Between what is said and not meant, and what is meant and not said, most of the love is lost.
-Khalil Gibran
They were just empty words
not promises.
The meaning behind your words
was lost somewhere
between your fear
and my ignorance.
You eventually forgot to say
that I have to solve the puzzle
to get to the meaning
for I am a lazy one
and what you said
was what I heard.
What I said
was full with my feelings.
My words were straight
but you were looking
for deeper meaning
and that’s when I lost too
when my words were not enough
for you to understand
what I was saying.
You meant you love me and I meant the same. But now our miscommunication has led to this lost love.
Mar 30, 2018
Mar 30, 2018 at 3:03 AM UTC
Between what is said and not meant, and what is meant and not said, most of the love is lost.
-Khalil Gibran
They were just empty words
not promises.
The meaning behind your words
was lost somewhere
between your fear
and my ignorance.
You eventually forgot to say
that I have to solve the puzzle
to get to the meaning
for I am a lazy one
and what you said
was what I heard.
What I said
was full with my feelings.
My words were straight
but you were looking
for deeper meaning
and that’s when I lost too
when my words were not enough
for you to understand
what I was saying.
You meant you love me and I meant the same. But now our miscommunication has led to this lost love.
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