The Battle Within

It was not easy — the battle within,
to wrestle with feelings; where should I begin?
Not easy to hide, to shield from your view
the thought that my silence might one day hurt you.

Apologies linger, though the words feel so frail —
no action, no phrase, can rewrite the tale.
If only a moment, a click, could erase
the shadows that linger, the paths we misplaced.