I Owe You a Better Word

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I said it fast, I said it sharp
Over the dishes, over the dark
You went quiet, folded the cloth
I let the silence do the rest
Three days of tea gone cold between us
Two cups set out, only one in use
I've written sorry on a napkin
And it doesn't sound like the truth

Sorry is a small word
For a thing that weighs so much

So I owe you a better word
One that doesn't hide
One that knocks and waits outside
And doesn't ask for more
I owe you a better word
Than the ones I threw
I'll start with I was wrong
And all of it was true

I watched you water the windowsill
The basil leaning toward the light
I wanted to say something clever
But clever never made things right
So I stood in the kitchen doorway
With my hands held open wide
And I told you I was frightened
That I'd said it from my pride

Sorry is a small word
But I'll carry it to you

So I owe you a better word
One that doesn't hide
One that knocks and waits outside
And doesn't ask for more
I owe you a better word
Than the ones I threw
I'll start with I was wrong
And all of it was true

You don't have to answer yet
You don't have to forgive
I only want you to know
That I'm learning how to live
A little softer, a little slower
With my heart a little more in view

So I owe you a better word
One that doesn't hide
One that knocks and waits outside
And doesn't ask for more
I owe you a better word
Than the ones I threw
I'll start with I was wrong
And I'm so glad of you

I'm so glad of you