*none*

I have found myself reflecting on my relationship with you.

Thinking of how things could have been different

Had some conversations not just contained words but emotions.

 

I realize that talking is not a masculine quality

And it never bothered me that those times were mainly one-sided;

Yet I still have to wonder as to how you felt throughout.

 

You have said that you were sorry things didn’t work out

But you never really said why, again being guarded of feelings.

I had no problem saying anything to you; I wish I had that in return.

 

There is so much that I miss about being with you—

Things we talked of, spending time with you, even doing nothing together;

So many memories I will cherish even though it’s time to move on.

 

You will always be a part of my life I look at fondly

Since you were able to teach some things such as being

More optimistic about myself and my place in the world.

 

Walking away and moving on are never easy for anyone

And yet I’ve already filed our relationship as a positive experience

That will carry me on through the rest of my days.

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[bailish]

"Had some conversations not just contained words but emotions."

Such a sad piece, yet it rings true.

"I realize that talking is not a masculine quality"
I never like generalizations about the sexes, but I have definitely found in my own life I was able to communicate through my writing much better than face to face. Too often, my wife would expect me to say something sentimental when she was ready to have a discussion, rather than at the point when I was in the mood. The result was feeble attempts at trying to diffuse the situation.