I Wish I was Mute

Maybe,
If I wasn’t capable of talking,
I wouldn’t open my mouth so much,
Then feel the regret I do,
Especially now.

I said,
Don’t ever talk to me again.
I ignored him,
And avoided eye contact.

He almost Died.
The Fire could have killed him.
And he would have thought I hated him.
Forever.

If I couldn’t speak,
I wouldn’t have said it,
I wouldn’t feel,
The way I do now.