In the foggy place between
     The should have saids
     The had to says
     The want to says
     The would have saids
The speaking failed us.
The telephone silence of your tears
Demanded response.
A quicksand moment:
My every motion only sunk me deeper.
How could I affirm the was
And still be true to the is.
Or was this a time to
Abandon truth
To the exigency of need?
Help.