A Chance
copyright © Andi Dawson

Did I say too much?
Did I scare you away?
Should I have kept my mouth shut?
Hid my thoughts until my dying day?

What I said wasn’t much.
But was it enough,
To send you packing,
Make you decide you don’t need this stuff?

I thought we were sharing.
You said some things to,
But maybe I said things I shouldn’t have;
Even though they were true?

Can I have a chance?
Don’t I have a right to explain?
Can’t I say why I said those things and
Told you all about my pain?

I didn’t say it to hurt you
Or make you think ‘what if?’
I just wanted to be honest with you,
I didn’t want to create a rift.

I hope I get the opportunity
To make things between us right.
Please say that you’ll listen,
At least say you might.