Your Pain

I was selfish.
I didn't know how much you were in pain.
I refused to understand.
I didn't care how much I was making things difficult.
I didn't know! I didn't understand! I didn't care!
I saw your wounds. Wide and deep.
And for some reason I didn't care.
I was selfish
I didn't know your pain.

I was selfish
I am sorry if I forced my feelings on you
When all you really needed was a friend.
And what an awful friend I was.
I will never know how much it hurt.
And I will never fully understand.
But now, I get it!
I see your pain. I see the scars. I see the tears
And I know! I understand! I care!
I was selfish
I didn't know your pain.

Talisha Vernon