What have I done this time, <br />to deserve your wrath? <br />What infraction have I violated, <br />causing this kink in our path? <br /> <br />Where did I go wrong, <br />I really have to know. <br />Please tell me what I did, <br />don't just get up and go. <br /> <br />Don't shut me out again, <br />don't close every door. <br />Don't use silence as a weapon, <br />to justify settling a score. <br /> <br />Please talk to me, I'll listen, <br />to every word you have to say. <br />I'm your lover and your friend, <br />so please don't treat me this way. <br /> <br />Please tell me with words, <br />what has made you retreat, <br />into the darkness of solitude, <br />feeling defeated and beat. <br /> <br />It can't be what you think, <br />that would mean I had purpose. <br />Dig deeper for your answers, <br />don't just scratch on the surface. <br /> <br />Give me the benefit of your doubt, <br />and choose to trust and believe. <br />It takes far less energy to love, <br />than it does to practice to deceive. <br /> <br /> <br />2004<br /><br />Shelly Price<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/believe-in-me/