If Only I Could
I know some deep pain saddens you.
It has been nesting in your heart for long.
Breeding in the silence of your soul
It leaves furrows on your brow.
It intensifies with every deepening night.
Leaving the wound in your heart severely bleeding
Something that you don’t want to divulge,
Robbing all your cheer and ebullience away.
I can feel the smoldering of your heart.
How I wish I could fan away those aches.
Wipe off all the gloom from your mind,
Or at least share a bit of it, my dear!
Even when you wear a mask impenetrable,
You might wonder how I know it.
Is it telepathy that I can read your thoughts?
Sense the rising palpitations of your heart?
When I see your struggle to cover up your pain
And put on a smile that is not genuine,
How I wish I could alleviate your pain,
Staying by your side, wiping those tears away.
Though far, please know I am quite near.
Somewhere so close, round the corner.
I am with you as an unseen presence,
Praying for you ever and wishing you all good.
Life is strange with sudden twists and turns.
Sometimes we feel we have come to a cul de sac.
But never lose hope, any time there can be a turn around.
It’s often after a bleary night, comes the bright morn.
Again, the sun shall show up in the East.
Darkness will recede and light shall descend.
The meadows with dew drops shall shine.
And the woods with the song of birds will resonate.
How I wish to be staying close to you,
To douse the heat of your anguished soul,
And tell you in assured tone and timbre,
That I shall be with you ever, if only I could!
April.15.2023
~ Placed First~
This or That. Vol.17. Poetry Contest
Sponsor- Edward Ibeh
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