I WISH

I wish I'd been there 

to wipe your tears,

to allay your fears.

I wish I'd known how

to repel the jeers,

to quell the sneers.

I wish I'd sensed

the sobs in your smile,

the pain in your guile.

I wish I'd discerned

the snarl in your grin,

the void in your din.

I wish I'd espied

the fall in the mist,

the weltered wrist.

I wish I'd heeded

the cry in your jest,

the disquiet in your rest.

I wish I'd known

what was in your heart,

what tore you apart.

I wish I'd perceived

that all love had dried,

that your soul had died.

I wish you’d called 

to say goodbye.

I wish you’d given life 

one last try.

I wish.....

© 2014 Lily's Verse

Lilium Candidum

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