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I’m Sorry, Words Keep Me Busy

Some writer’s inner guilt

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9 missed calls and 5 messages

All unanswered and unopened

“I’m sorry for the late reply” has been my go-to response

Because I truly am, sorry

I’m sorry for not returning the invite

I’m sorry for not returning the calls

I’m sorry that my silence hurt you

I’m sorry that my absence neglects you.

It wasn’t my intention

I was in my own zone

Thoughts are whirling in my mind

Ideas are pouring in

This does’t happen all the time

So I have to sit with them

I need to scribble them

And make sense of them

In this case, does the phrase “it’s not you, it’s me” suffice?

Because when I’m with you, I want to be with you

To understand you

To be open to you

To be silly with you

And to laugh genuinely with you

Not my fingers itching to write

Not my eyes glancing at the clock

Not my mind creating my drafts

And not my Notes already opened


I want to explain to you

I long to share my thoughts with you

I would love you to see these stories hoping to be born

Believe me, I do

But how can I, if I haven’t grasped them yet?

How can I express them to you if I don’t let them speak to me?

How can I tell you that these words have been my solace?

That these stories make me feel alive?

That this is not just my hobby, it’s my therapy?

Soon, I’ll share them all with you

My friend “publish” will notify you

For now, let me savor their presence

Unlike our stories that never end

These words will come to an end

I promise I’ll come around

And I hope you understand

'Till then 💕


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