- Aug 13, 2023
As the seconds stretch to miles,
I forget each laugh, each smile.
Now all I see is your empty face.
Once a joyful playground,
now a desolate waste.
If only we could have a day together.
An hour, a minute, a single pure moment.
If only there were time.
A million specs of dust
swirling in the rays of dawn.
They lead me back,
from ashes to ashes,
dust to dust,
to the tears on that rainy morn.
You always used to love the rain.
I'd bring your coat but you were already out
the door, your arms apart.
Letting each raindrop reach your heart.
I lie upon the warm beach,
the sand sifting through my fingers,
like the time that has escaped me.
It went so fast, until you were gone.
Now every second feels a thousand years long.
If only each grain,
could remove some pain,
and replace it with a moment with you.
You stared out at the endless sea,
the day you were diagnosed, and asked
what's on the other side of the world?
I said, my girl,
that's for you to explore.
Open your heart, let your mind soar.
If only you had the time to spread your wings and fly.
Or even a chance to try.
If you had time, you would, you knew that you should,
if only you could.
If only, there were time.