The Hardest Gift
I didn’t give enough gifts
I’ve said
Never meaning this one
Just those that showed small insight
And let you know my heart
Useful things, things of beauty plus words of truth and impact
Emotion manifested in acts
Simple gifts
Tell me what you want
I directed
Be clear, don’t talk in ciphers
I will do as you ask
True, I actually thought, until
Its full meaning came clear and focused leaving me
Standing far, mostly silenced, in the dark
By request
To give freedom and space
I’m learning
Is beyond merely hard
My soul unloads its pain, my heart wails no
My brain screams fight, and I fail as
Your heart finds gifts similar to those here for you
Which now have nowhere to go and fill
Empty space
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