I Told You

I told you to be gentle
I told you to be kind
I told you to be patient
I told you to be mine

But then you left me
Cold and bare
Missing words
Vague blank stare

But then you left me
Fresh hot wound
Scattered brain
Mind Aloof

But then you fled, you crept, you ran
A swirling, rushing wind
With no alert, alone I stand
No heart beat lies within

I told you, I told you
Soon tears would glisten
But to my dismay
It is I who didn't listen

Listen to the lurking doubt
Listen to the quiver in your voice that was uncertainty
Listen to the reluctance
Listen to the silence that swallowed us both

I didn't listen.

Listen to the urgency of our kisses
Or maybe the hushed hours spent alone
Listen to the vacant feelings, the nothing

I didn't listen

So here I lay....

Love left lifeless
Lust divine
I told you to be patient
I told you to be kind