Sorry.
I'm sorry dad for upsetting you beacuse I always look sad.
I can't smile all the time.
It's something I have no control over.
I'm sorry for growing up alone yet insisting I'm not lonely.
I get sad but never lonely.
Sorry for not being affectionate enough.
I've long stopped wearing my heart on my sleeves.
It's exhausting to live like that.
Sorry for being stubborn.
I cannot blindly do whatever you say.
My heart has its own opinions.
Sorry for trying to talk about things you don't want to talk about,
Or for pointing out things you like to pretend never happened.
There are wounds that time can't heal.
I can forgive but never forget.
Sorry for not being able to give you joy like the name you gave me.
I cannot laugh like that anymore.
Sorry for growing up jaded.
I'm sorry that talkative child is gone, the one that always made you smile.
Sorry for making a stranger out of your own daughter.
Sorry for growing up into who I am.
BINABASA MO ANG
Words We Cannot Say
PoetryWords We Cannot Say is a collection of short poems I wrote about life, love, grief, cynicism, family, faith & friendship. These words are born from personal experiences & my observation of others. One of my favorite thing about poetry is we can make...
