If wishes were horses,
You will be here with me.
I wish I had stayed longer,
Stayed up all night,
Prayed till you rose up and broke free from the chains of death.
I wish I was not so far away,
Too far to be by your side,
to serve you,
to go anywhere with you.
I wish I had called again and again,
To hear you say you will be fine,
and tell me when next you had planned to do a facial,
Or your nails,
Yes your nails,
Even as you lie here,
Are still beautiful in purple.
I look down at my feet,
My nails,
They are painted in purple.
I look up at your hair,
I see myself,
But it is not me,
It is you!
Lifeless!
And all I can do is wish!
That this a bad dream,
That this is not you,
This is not me,
This is not us!
I wish I could turn back the hands of time,
time for more talk,
more laughter,
more love,
I wish I could get another chance,
To say I love you,
To be your friend,
To be your child,
To be your pride,
I wish I had said goodbye,
with a song,
with a prayer,
with a kiss.
If wishes were horses,
You will be here with me……
