Where Were You?

Where were you
when I was hurting?
Where were you
when I was alone?
You need me
You love me
You want me
You miss me.
Yet you're not there.
I needed lifting
I needed holding
You weren't there.
Now I'm cold
Now I don't care
Now I'm not there
for you.
But what you don't see
and what you don't know
is that I've never left
you alone.
I've always been
available for your
needs.
For you.
I've wanted to talk
but you didn't answer.
I wanted to love
but you didn't let me.
You were gone
when I was there.
You left when I
didn't.
You don't hear me
you don't try.
But what will you say
the next time you say
I need you?