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If Only….

 

If  only, I would  have  known,

Where  this  day  was  leading  to,

If  only, I  could  have  seen, once  more,

In  her  eyes crystal  blue.

The  love  that  I  had  in  me,

The  happiness that  I  wanted  to  share,

And  her  smile’s  what  I  wanted  to  see,

If  only, once  more, I  would  have  stared.

 

Only  love  I  wanted  to  give,

But  I  did  hurt  her  heart  somewhere.

Her  feelings  I  failed  to  understand,

Got  lost  in  my  world, though  couldn’t bear,

Strange, but  a  chance  is  all  we  get,

If  only, I  would  have  grabbed  it, right  then,

Could  have  stopped  her, when  she  left,

She  left, that  I  couldn’t  see  her  again.

 

If  only  time  turns  back  again,

So  I  can  tell  her  how  much  I  cared.

If  only  I  can  get  a  day  or  two, 

Or  even  a  moment  with  her, spare.                

The  pain  that  I  feel now,

I  just  cry  in  despair.

If  only, its  just  a  dream, and  that

I’ll  wake  up  again  in  her  arms, aware . . .

2 Comments

Nice one. Liked it very much.
Don’t regret. No ” If only”, I say definitely “You will”

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Arshaj,
that feeling of regret very well conveyed. A stylish write.
” If only, once more, I would have stared” – so poignant .
Gion

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