If Only I Could

IF ONLY I COULD If I could turn the clock back Twenty years or so, I would do things differently; I would let her know Just how I felt about her And tell her how my heart Beat madly at her nearness. But I lacked the art. I would have blushed and stammered, If I dared to try. And so I kept my distance And let my chance go by. I bumped into her yesterday, Her family in tow And we talked about those school days, Twenty years ago. Of course I didn’t tell her How I felt back then. Just like then, I would have blushed And stammered once again. Then, just before we said goodbye, With that shy smile I knew, She said, “I never told you this,; I really fancied you.” 29th March 2023 This Or That, Vol 17 contest Sponsor - Edward Ibeh