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“Now I understand the silence, Now that he told me That you had passed by, He told me it was four months That you had clamoured about me, It’s sad that I didn’t realise That it was you. He said that in the fourth month, I had confided that you had clamoured For my understanding, that you had Only wanted to pluck out my entrails And examine them, that you wanted my life, He says you went away bearing my child. Now I understand this silence, It would be wrong to say how sorry I am That I could not give you myself, It would be wrong to say sorry that I Could not give you the kind of life you need.” — Gordon Roddick
Now I understand the silence,
Now that he told me
That you had passed by,
He told me it was four months
That you had clamoured about me,
It’s sad that I didn’t realise
That it was you.
He said that in the fourth month,
I had confided that you had clamoured
For my understanding, that you had
Only wanted to pluck out my entrails
And examine them, that you wanted my life,
He says you went away bearing my child.
Now I understand this silence,
It would be wrong to say how sorry I am
That I could not give you myself,
It would be wrong to say sorry that I
Could not give you the kind of life you need.