Sunday, April 22, 2012

Excuses

That moment of silence when there are no words left to say.
I tried.
I did my best. 
I'm not enough.


There isn't anything I can say now. Is there?
No magic words. No healing phrases. No thoughts of comfort.
I let you down.


It wasn't the first time. God knows it better be the last.
I wish I could blame you.
I wish I could blame them.
I wish I could blame anything in the world. 




I just want you to look at me again.




I'm a human, right? 
Humans make mistakes.
Mistakes help us grow.
Growing lets us learn.


I haven't learned. Have I?


"I'll do better next time?"
"It'll never happen again."
"I finally got it out of my system."
"From now on, I'm clean!"


You've heard all my lies. 
You know all my tricks.
I'm pathetic. 
You deserve more.


My breath is stale from excuses.
Your ears are bloody from pretending to believe. 


The movie is over.
You can finally go home.