Silence Speaks

"Written on behalf of someone I see suffering . . ."

Tell me, what did I do wrong?
Explain it all to me
Fill in details so I know
How I made you leave

I will sit and listen
Consider all you say 
And ardently assure you
This is not the way
I thought that we were headed
Was it something that I said?
Just tell me and I promise you
That it will be unsaid

Or was it something that I did?
Then it will be undid
I want to be the way we were
Before the wedge went in

Did you think I mocked you?
Or that I didn’t care?
Did I treat you callously
When you were in despair?

Did I not show interest
To have you in my life?
And did I not show gratefulness 
When you consoled my strife?

I need to know
Please tell me
Reveal the truth to me
I need to hear the words from you
Of how this came to be

My arms outstretched, I beg you
I cannot stand to think 
Because I just imagine
The words your silence speaks.