"The Words You Wouldn't" Inspired by SoulMatch:

The Words You Wouldn’t

I fell in love with your words first—

the things you said,

the way you said them,

the depth and breadth of our conversations.

Hours flew by as

we typed

we talked

we listened

we laughed

we cried,

understanding and being understood

in ways we never had before.

But how can I find any joy

in the words we shared

now that I know the words you hid?

Your words weren’t lies per se,

but they avoided the truth

you didn’t want to tell

you didn’t trust me to hear

you knew I hadn’t guessed

you would have avoided forever.

I fell in love

with the words you told me

and fell into heartbreak

with the words you wouldn’t.