I pulled the last olive off the swizzle stick with my teeth and ate it before finishing off my drink. Looking up at the clock it, showed 4:20. It was in the AM, not the afternoon. It had been a long day. “I couldn't even begin to count the number of people at the wake,” I thought. Flipping on the TV, I found there wasn't much at this time in the morning, just talking heads, Infomercials, a rebroadcast of a Flyers vs Pengu...
If only you knew what beats in my heartMy deepest wish we should ne'er partA windowed meeting so opportune.If only I had a moment of timeTo see your smile, my spirits climbOne small glance so non-picayune. If only I had you for one brief hourTo sit at the table, give you a flowerThat hour would leave too soon. If only I had just a brief dayTo walk in the park by the bayUpon warm sand and cross the dune. If only I had but...
Sing me a song before I sleepLove me again as once beforeI will not beg, will not imploreThat is the past, it's buried deep Can you remember how we wereAnd let me hear your vibrant voiceAm I ignored, losing my choiceAm I still left adrift, unsure Your dreams were mine in times long pastMy thoughts still linger over youBut never wanting to pass throughA wistful, waning shadow cast The music is the best you giveBut still it...
