To Ben

Saying you’re lonely

Always gave you the perfect excuse

Before we all got together

Whispering that one word—

Intervention

Maybe it was our fault

Which meant it was mine

You were alone

We could be there for you

I could be there for you

But we won’t

You probably haven’t changed

Have you

I keep texting you

Are you okay

Expecting you to say yes

When you don’t say a thing