If Only I Could See
When I was young
I’m sorry I failed to see
The great suffering
Of those around me
Sorry I didn’t realize
Those were scars on your neck
When to me
It was all just a loving peck
Sorry I didn’t mind
When you went to the ocean
With the intend to end your life
All I saw were covered lies
When you spent unholy hours of the night
Crying just hoping you’d die
Sorry I wasn’t here to
Keep you warm and tell you it will all be alright
But now that I see all that I couldn’t
I also realized how late one can be
To see all that happened right in front of me
I failed to understand your pain
And threw all my problems at you in hopes of aid
Now that you’ve left me in vain
I’m broken and shattered unlike the child me
By now I hope that your happy
As one can ever truly be
Because I love you and
Wish that you’ll see
The broken pieces you left in me
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