The Right Words

He wanted to somehow convey to her why they were a good idea. She wanted to explain why she didn't think they would work. He tried to be clear with his words about what he wanted. She tried to hint at him, to lead him to the conclusion she had arrived at without saying what would hurt him. They both believed there was a right way to express what they wanted, a right combination of words that would give them their desired results, but the right words and the rightly said words, if they truly existed, eluded them both. In the end, they surrendered their speeches to the despair of silence, a silence that explains nothing...

[Edited 03-12-2022.]