If Only

If you could go back in time just for a day not a lifetime The choices limitless, yet these are the words I hear-- "If only I could..." See my beloved parents tell them what I didn't say Become the person I wanted to be virtuous, kind, gentle, free Talk to Abraham Lincoln or JFK pray with Martin L. King, Jr. Be an innocent child again squishing toes in mud Relive my wedding day the love, lust, joy Hold my newborn in my arms feel again heartfelt bliss If only we could relive the endless consequences that control our lives Hear the lovely promises made My lover told me once "If only I could reach the rainbow, pull it down and give it to you," now he is forever lost If only....