Apology

 

I have this feeling

And a desire to apologize

For opening the door for you

And I’m sorry I didn’t tell you

That there was nowhere to land

Beyond that threshold

 

The truth is that I myself didn’t know

That it was too much to ask

And we could not

Neither of us

Hold on tight enough

To the tails of tigers

 

I believing

That I was strong enough

Despite myself

And you ignorant

Of the strength it would require

Having never been warned

 

And so we paid our own prices separately

For our separate sins

And still after these years

Though I’m sure you have forgotten

I’m still sorry I ever said the words

When I didn’t mean it

And that it was your name I had in mind

When I held her in my arms