that I stopped to think about how we love one another.
And until then, I had no idea that you could show love to someone in the wrong way.
A love that Im not used to giving or receiving.
Jesse Herzog
Maybe this person doesnt know how to accept the pop in of love that I give.
Im sorry for giving you space when you really needed to just share in the silence together.
Im sorry for trying to solve the problem, when you really just wanted someone to listen.
Im sorry for not recognizing the small acts that meant so much to you and went unnoticed by me.
Im sorry for not reciprocating those acts for you.
Im sorry for forcing you to talk about it when you needed to process everything first.
Im sorry for stifling your growth, even if I didnt mean to.
Im sorry that my attempt to show empathy and be relatable came off as self-centered.
Im sorry for giving you a hug when you wanted space.
Im sorry that you didnt feel understood because my response was not what you needed.
Im sorry for not saying the right things, or not saying anything at all.
Im sorry for not giving you my undivided attention.
Im sorry for not being your rock when you wanted to crumble.
Im sorry for asking you to be my rock when you were unable to live up to that responsibility.
Im sorry for trying to push you to grow when you just wanted to be still for a moment.
Im sorry that the timing is never right for us to be vulnerable with one another.
Im sorry that you didnt feel appreciated.
Im sorry for not helping you.
Im sorry for turning to someone else instead of giving you a chance to love me differently.
Im sorry we didnt work out simply because our styles of love were imbalanced.
We turn inwards and we tell ourselves to let go.
We could have held on.
Im sorry I left the small things go unnoticed, and words go unsaid.
Im sorry I let the anger and the sadness grow.
Im sorry that I let go before giving you another chance.
Im sorry I couldnt hold on any longer.
And Im sorry that we didnt love each other the way we needed to be loved.
