What We Didn't Say

A poem with two perspectives, and one shared. || Originally written July 18th, 2025.

"What We Didn't Say"
by Zacharie Distaso

I wait for you

needing the quiet

to say something real

to escape the noise

but the silence

it feels like pressure

makes me ache

and I start to fade

you look at me

like I'm a stranger

and I wonder

how do I forgive

how you forgot

that I can't unsee

what we were

what I've become

I bite my tongue

raise my voice

try to stay soft

try to be heard

even when you don't

and even when I am

meet me halfway

I still lose myself

I reach for you

but I built a wall

hoping you'll come close

afraid you'll stay

held out my hands

folded up my heart

but you turned away

and I let everything go

still, we can

if we both listen

try again

with fewer fears

not who we were

something honest

but still enough

to start from here