Fracture

There’s a version of apology that exists here too, one that explains as much as it concedes, as if being understood might change the impact.

Maybe what I really meant to say is, I do not like this outcome. I miscalculated your reaction, and each word I say drives us further apart. I keep pairing my reasoning with my apology, as if you could see my perspective and soften your position. Had I known, I would have done it differently.