Long Ago

The weight of words
Outweighed the hits
And slaps

'I love you'
Doesn't do much justice
After being tore down

Constantly feeling
Like a disappointment
Because patience was not acknowledged

Trapped inside yourself
The only reassurance;
A dim light

Silence speaks
So much louder
Than you realize

I hear your screams
And your cries
And pain

They are not ignored
Forgive me
If I only stare

It's not cynically
Please don't think of it
As that

I'm only waiting
To comfort
Without vengeance in tact