Hollow

There was a vacancy, a void.
I was not there.
You were so gentle and loving
Yet I was not there.

My mind had drifted
My soul just floating
And there I lay in your arms
Only a shadow.

I'm sorry I was not present
To be with you
and to give you all of me.
I did not know better.

And every time you tried
I was not there.
You helped me through
but my wall you could not penetrate
No matter how hard you tried.

I'm sorry I was not there.
I love you my friend.