How Do You Say Sorry Without Saying It?

or a fiction in long form thoughts

so, name it tomorrow.
give this unknown a name
let the tortured words
no longer imprison you
the pain will subside
and joy will remember
how you wept
for her to visit you.

Your mother is worried about you, but she does not tell you. Instead, she prays. There is a separation of feelings between you and her, a language you have learned so well. How do you say …