But you didn't

I looked at you and smiled the other day
I thought you saw me but you didn't
I said "I love you" and waited for what you would say
I thought you'd hear me but you didn't
I asked you to come outside and play catch with me
I thought you would follow me but you didn't
I drew a picture just for you to see
I thought you would save it but you didn't
I made a fort for us in the woods
I thought you'd camp with me but you didn't
I found some worms n such for fishing if we could
I thought you'd want to go but you didn't
I needed you just to talk to, my thoughts to share
I thought you'd want to but you didn't
I told you about the game hoping you'd be there
I thought you'd surely come but you didn't
I asked you to share my youth with me
I thought you'd want to but you couldn't
My country called me to war, you asked me to come home safely
But I didn't

Stan Gebhardt

[A 2nd Helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul, page 94 - Click HERE]