Tell Me Poem by Daniel Chapman

Tell me I wasn't true…
Tell me I didn't believe in you.
Tell me of a moment I didn't share,
A time I acted like I didn't care.

Tell me when being with me was too hard to bear,
When my words or my silence left you in despair.
Tell me I was ever fake,
Or that the time we spent together wasn't enough to make
A memory worth keeping, a bond worth the ache.

Tell me I wasn't a good friend,
That I wouldn't have your back until the very end.
Tell me I treated you like a child,
Or that I ever failed to make you smile.

Tell me of a day I didn't miss you,
Or a moment I didn't want to kiss you.
Tell me I used you, or that I abused you,
That all of this love and care was untrue.

Tell me you're not all I have,
That my voice didn't rise when I stood for your behalf.
Tell me I didn't fight to have your back,
Tell me I failed…

Because right now,
What I feel in this silence,
In the spaces between your words,
Feels like you're telling me all of that.

But I hope you see…
Even when the world doubts us,
Even when fear or pain creeps in,
I've tried, I've fought, I've been here…
For you, with every beat of my heart.