The Real Question

What did you mean when you said, “I’m sorry?”
Did you apologize? Did you empathize?
Or did you not hear what I had to say?
I didn’t quite catch the inflection in your voice.
Do you think I’m dull for repeating myself?
Was my response rather queer or did I make myself clear?
What was your perception of our interaction?
Am I a different person to you than I was before?
Do you think less of me because maybe I failed in our connection,
didn’t rise to your expectation, was unable to perform
in a manner consistent with how I have been previously?
Do you love me unconditionally?
It was a mild misunderstanding.
Why do I read into it as so much more?
I do the best I can each moment,
still I hold myself to a higher standard than I can achieve.
But how could you know that about me?
And how could I expect you to respond
the way I would prefer you to?