Just One Honest Word

You read my message then the little mark went blue. I keep rehearsing what I'd say if I could get through. Your jacket's still here on the chair beside my door. I tell myself I won't check my phone anymore. If something changed just tell me straight. I can take the truth I can wait. Why are you avoiding me? You don't answer when I call. I'm not asking for forever. Just one honest word that's all. If you need a little distance. Say it plainly let me know. Why are you avoiding me? I can't read the quiet on my own. I pass the corner where we used to miss the bus. The bakery's closing and the rain is starting up. I won't make a story from the silence that you leave. But I need something real enough to believe. If something changed just tell me straight. I can take the truth I can wait. Why are you avoiding me? You don't answer when I call. I'm not asking for forever. Just one honest word that's all. If you need a little distance. Say it plainly let me know. Why are you avoiding me? I can't read the quiet on my own. I'll stop making excuses for the space between our names. You can say it's over you can say you need a change. I'd rather hear a hard thing than keep guessing in the dark. So please just leave me one small answer where you are. Why are you avoiding me? You don't answer when I call. I'm not asking for forever. Just one honest word that's all. If you need a little distance. Say it plainly let me know. Why are you avoiding me? I can't read the quiet on my own. Just one honest word. Then I'll let you go.