~The Words~

He won't say the words.

He will NEVER say the words.

Not those three words, anyway.

Not ever, not to anybody.

Those three very important, very powerful, and oh-so-human words.

They may say the words to him all they liked, every day, in any language, at any point in time or space, and he knows they would mean it.

Well and truly, most definitely, beyond a shadow of a doubt, mean them with every fiber of their being.

And he would accept it, acknowledge it, with a nod, a warm smile, or even a funny/clever line.

And so they will all weep, beg, plead with him to say the words before the end.

But none realize the true reasons why he stays so very, very silent.

Because he will not, cannot say them.

Because they would break him.

Because they would hurt too much.

Because they would NEVER be enough.