Was It Love

I have tried

Over and over

I tried to tell you

I tried to speak

I tried to mention it

But I couldn’t

I couldn’t make the words come out

Locked back

Behind the tip of my tongue

They wouldn’t go past the dam I built up

You begged me to tell you

To say what was wrong

But I couldn’t tell you

And so you moved on

I wanted to

For so long

I wanted to say I loved you

To tell you I cared

But no matter what

There was a wall around my heart

Blocking love from leaving

For fear it wouldn’t return

So yes I tried to love you

But obviously not enough

Because even though you said it

That you loved me too

You didn’t love me enough

To know when I needed you