What If…

Photo by Bob Askins

What if I would have listened to your voice for one more night… one more moment? I could have further understood… I could have held your hand one last time…I would have smiled into your heart… I would have looked to your eyes… I could have touched your cheek with mine.

What if I would have turned to see your face? I could have stayed… You could have stayed… I could have slowed… I would have listened to the rhythm of your voice... I would have inhaled your essence.

What if I would have known the things I know? I would have cried within my heart… I would have shared my fears… I would have touched your soul… I could have held you close.

What if I could pull back time? I would stand beside you… I would sit with you… I would listen… I could learn your thoughts… I could feel your heart… I could know your love and your soul…

What if I was never blessed by your touch? I would search for you in my dreams… I would look for your eyes in the sea of strangers… What if my mind cannot rest? What if my soul cannot sleep?

                                           

                                                       Shannon R Killman