Attentive Communication

I sat and really listened to you today Hung on to every word you had to say I looked into your saddened eyes And saw your anger in the skies I sat and really listened to you today Watched for every signal you had to convey I saw the tears you were hiding From the long days and nights of chiding I sat and really listened to you today Saw every hurt that you had to repay I felt the anger raging in you For thinking your reward was now due I sat and really listened to you today Heard all the in-between words you had to say I looked into your lonely eyes Tried to convey my lonesome cries I sat and really spoke with you today Strung out every word I had to say I forced you to look into mournful eyes For you to see my anger and the lies I sat and really spoke with you today Sent every signal I had to convey I abandoned the tears from falling To heal from all of the tongue-lashing I sat and really spoke with you today Saw every hurt I had to repay I felt the anger surging in me For never finding my liberty I sat and spoke intimately with you today Trusting in you knowing secret words I had to say I forced you to look into my lonesome eyes So that once again we could empathize