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....
Copyright © Carol Davis | Year Posted 2017
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