The hours they pass like minutes
But the days they pass like years
What did I do to deserve this
Tasting my own worst fears
I hear your words but they're twisted
A dialect I can't understand
Saying one thing but meaning another
Confusion of matters at hand
I want to believe what you tell me
Trust in the things that you say
But it's you that you stopped me from knowing
Perhaps afraid that I wouldn't stay
We both had our secrets inside
Not wanting to hurt one another
Why was it we couldn't share them
Instead shoving them under the covers
I went first and was open
I told you things you did not want to hear
I was only trying to make it right
But it was the truth that you could not bear
Instead of you sharing your feelings
You shut the door in my face
Drifting away to your own little world
Leaving me alone in this place
Now here we are both of us wanting
Things to work out on their own
But it's too late for destiny's decision
You made your choice all alone
I was cast aside for a moment in time
So short to you but so long to me
Don't you think if I knew what you wanted
I'd be happy to see you go free
You think it was you I never trusted
But did you give me any reasons to
I begged, pleaded with you to talk to me
But it was something that you just could not do
A small part of me saw it coming
But it was just too easy to ignore
I so wanted you to carry my heart
But you just let it fall to the floor
Now you show anger towards me
I ask what did I ever do to you
Nothing but try to believe
The way you wanted me to believe in you
I've been here waiting for days
Waiting for you to talk to me
But it seems you just don't have the time
Though you say you don't want to lose me
I know sooner or later we'll talk
To what it will lead I don't know
Can't you see how hard I'm trying
I still want this friendship to grow
It would be so easy to shut you out
But I cannot accept this as the end
Something inside me is saying
To hold on to you, we can still be friends
Poem copyright � 2002 by C.F. All Rights Reserved.