If Only

"Time passes"

If I could only take back

that one word spoken without thought

If I could have summoned all the strength

it would take to make that giant leap to your world

If only I had seen the loneliness ahead

and the sense of regret every night

I lay down in my bed

If only I did not let my foolish pride

get in the way

If I had not allowed time to slip by

and pass away

Would I feel better standing here with you?

Than looking at you through this glass wall

feeling a little blue?

I have come as close as I can

To see the man you have become

And I'm reminded once again

of the sweetest feelings I harbored deep within

And so I struggle to parry

thoughts of what could have been

After what I failed to do - and for the

consequences I have not foreseen

Our stars were simply meant to be

- far from each other

And a part of my heart will carry

this "sadness" forever