I Tried To Tell You

I tried to tell you that I love you
I thought you heard me, but I wasn’t sure
So I waited
And waited
And waited
Then I really did tell you that I love you
I still didn’t think you really heard me, because you didn’t say it back
How could you hear me and not say it back? How could you hear it and not feel the same?
I waited
And waited
And waited
Because we kissed I thought it meant love Because we fucked I thought it meant love Because we were friends I thought it meant love
I tried to tell you that I love you, and you heard me
I just didn’t hear you when you said you didn’t love me.

-Meredith Galyon