The Hardest Word

The Hardest Word.

Though ‘sorry’ is the hardest word
Still, ‘sorry’ I will say.
To stop the conflict twixt we two
I’d say it every day.

Your fault or mine?  It matters not,
I’ll gladly take the blame.
I do not care who’s right or wrong
My heart still feels the same.

Darling you say that I am strong
And strong I try to be
But underneath my smile there lies
The insecure me.

An angel and a devil sit
They whisper in my ear.
The devil says ‘he plays with you’
The angel says ‘don’t fear.’

I am not sure which to believe
I only know my heart
Beats faster when you smile at me
And dies when we’re apart.

I will not question who is wrong
I will not criticize
I’ll cling to hope eternal as
The teardrops cloud my eyes.

(My feelings thus put into words,
I hope he understands
The things I try to say to him.
My heart is in his hands.)                                    © Sue Carroll  September 2012