The Reply I Never Sent

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Three years in the drafts folder, a single line of grey
Your name above the cursor, and nothing more to say
I wrote it in a hurry, then I wrote it with care
Then I let the evening swallow it and left it waiting there

The kettle clicks and settles, the rain is on the sill
I read your last words slowly, and they are speaking still
You asked if I was happy, you asked if I was well
And I have held the answer like a secret in a shell

Is it too late to say hello
Is it too late to try
The reply I never sent
Still glows beneath the sky
If a second chance is a window
Then I will lift the latch tonight
The reply I never sent
Is learning how to write

I deleted all the clever lines, the careful, guarded phrase
I wrote the plain and honest thing, the thing I meant for days
I miss the way you laughed, I miss the way you stayed
I'm sorry for the silence that the years have made

Is it too late to say hello
Is it too late to try
The reply I never sent
Still glows beneath the sky
If a second chance is a window
Then I will lift the latch tonight
The reply I never sent
Is learning how to write

One small tap, one quiet breath
One door that was never locked
Whatever comes of it, it's true
And truth is worth the knock

Is it too late to say hello
Is it too late to try
The reply I never sent
Still glows beneath the sky
If a second chance is a window
Then I will lift the latch tonight
The reply I never sent
Is finally set to write

Hello
Hello, it's me