You Weren't There Poem by Ammi H.

60
Six zero
sixty
the number of times I check my messages
hoping you would have read it
and responded
60 times
I waited and waited
for you to respond
but you didn't
I needed you
but you just weren't responding
time after time
I messaged you SO many times
knowing you got the notifications
but you never responded
you weren't there
especially when I needed you to be
I needed you
I worried and worried
waited and waited
I thought I might have offended you
hurt you
and I didn't know
I hoped and hoped
I had no way to know
if I had hurt you in any way
I knew you saw my texts
it said you read them
but you never responded
I felt alone
without you