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Updated 6 years ago,October 17, 2019
It doesnt happen overnight.
It takes timethe time it took is when I wasnt fully present.
You fell for someone else because I didnt pay attention.
Brandi Redd
I didnt ask questions.
I cared but I didnt care enough.
I didnt keep up with the details of your day, including your life.
It seems strangers seem to speak to each other more than us.
Your voicelessness needed ears that you couldnt find in me.
I know you arent doing it to hurt me and you arent trying to bring me down.
You got tired of feeling mute in the loud life we had together that only had one voice.
You were my everything, but I treated you like nothing, and I wondered why you felt lost.
You will notice that your stories are no longer heard.
Youre being respected and treated like an equal by someone elseits everything I couldnt give you.
Someone is finally listening to you; this is why you started falling for someone else.
I heard your words, but I never listened to what you meant.
I was your all, and then I became your nothing.
I wish I knew what you were feeling when I was distracted by my life.
I wish I didnt bury your value under my selfish thoughts.
I keep it together, especially when I see your friends and family.
I give a shot to look strong because I can see you no longer look at me like before.
I break down in the shower because my ego will not allow me to apologize.
Communication is all that you ever needed.
