[And even as I said]
And even as I said
“It is not so, necessarily”
And tried to give lips’ language
A meaning more than words
Which, silence being of no help at all,
Could, at least a bridge form
For a truth or a testament to cross.
Even as I said,
“I know the hurt I now am healing
I have caused,”
Like water spilt so carelessly
Can never be returned
However hard the hands grapple
However strong the prayer be
I wished some other
Had been I.