Saying 'Sorry'.

The words they get stuck in my throat,
My heart's lodged with a shard.

I never knew I'd struggle so much,
That this would be so hard.

I know I've done this wrong, so wrong,
And yet I cannot say-

The words that you are waiting for,
To let this mistake lay.

S-O-R-R-Y : it's short,
Yet doesn't come when bid.

It's stuck inside my gut and throat,
Sealed tightly with its lid.

And so I think it when I see you,
Though that is not enough.

I look at you and all I wish:
Is that I was that tough.