Before You Went Away

June 19, 2026

You didn’t tell me
You didn’t say
Those words I needed to hear
Before
Before you went away.

Silence is all I hear
Silence
Fills the hour, the day.

I’d hoped
To hear you speak
I’d hoped
You’d say
Soft, loving words to me
Before you left
Before you went away
~ Patrice

@Patrice Clarkson – 2023

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