Gale's POV. Free-verse. Hope you like it!
Every time I said,
"Nice catch!"
When you caught a fish,
From the pond,
Every time I shouted,
"Good shot!"
When you caught a deer
With your bow and arrow,
Every time I yelled,
"Great snare!"
When you caught
A rabbit,
Or some small other small creature,
With a snare
That you made,
Every time I whispered,
"Let's run,"
When we wanted to leave,
Run to the woods,
Every time I pleaded,
"Let's leave,"
When you and I couldn't stand
It there
Any longer,
Every time I begged,
"Come with me,
Away from here,
Let's leave,
Let's run,
Away from here,"
When I needed to break away
From life,
The awfulness of it all,
Every time I
Spoke,
Shouted,
Yelled,
Whispered,
Pleaded,
Begged
Anything of you,
Said
Anything to you,
You simply heard me wrong,
Every single time;
For I wasn't saying all those other things,
I was saying,
"I love you,"
And your ears were blocked
By your own stubbornness,
And you wouldn't listen,
You wouldn't answer.
But I hope this time,
You will listen,
I hope this time,
You will answer,
So this time,
I'll just say it right out:
I love you.
Please listen,
Please answer,
And please, don't
Hear
Me
Wrong.
