a thousand clever lines left unread

our greatest regrets will be the things we never did. the words we never said. and we wont forget what we never did. ironic isnt it? i may forget if i told you i loved you but ill always remember if i said nothing. and the reasons for my silence wont matter. truth be told they never did. i was feebly convinced but in the moment it was not enough. now that its too late i wish that i could apologize for saying too much. i felt it all and it was all true, but i was afraid to say it to you. im holding a well-rehearsed script, performing for an empty audience. its just me, my unspoken words, and the silence.