Bearing Scars

Always gone.
I was always gone.
I know that you saw
I was never there for you,
But only I see the
Regret that fills my
Soul.

Had I been there for
You, maybe things would
Be different.
Maybe I would be
Closer to you.
Maybe, you would like
Me more.
But I'm too scared to
Tell you how sorry I
Am. You'll never know.

I only wish that I
Had been there to protect
You from his harsh
Tongue and his stinging
Palm, and that
I bore your scars instead.