Only

I only have but so much time,
I only have so many lines,
To tell you everything in just one breath ...
I only had so many days,
To show you in so many ways, 
And give you something in the time that's left...
If you only really knew,
How much love I have for you,
You'd make each moment like it was your last ...
Because I only wanted you to be,
The only thing that's part of me,
That still lives within you after I have passed...
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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May 31, 2011 at 4:50 AM
this is great nice job! cory
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May 31, 2011 at 4:13 AM
Sad and beautiful at the same time. Reads well the second time through once you've sussed which bits rhyme. Very good.
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