We went our separate ways
and I thought we'd be okay
I tried to listen to the words,
even as they faded
But soon they were gone completely
We were so close
Yet, so far
and you were nowhere to be seen
I was in a whole new city
For the first time on my own
in a place I didn't know
and from miles away
I could feel the bitterness you felt toward me
Maybe I didn't pick up the phone
but I really hoped we'd be okay
After all,
distance is nothing when you're family
Maybe you thought I cut you off
but picking up the phone just wasn't a habit
When I'd get back
We'd play catch-up
and share what we'd learned and what we'd seen
but instead I saw the bitterness you felt toward me
I wish it hadn't happened,
but you let the bitterness take over your heart
And I don't want to place any blame
But the thing is
the phone works both ways
09/03/14