I Wish . . .

I wish I’d taken more time to listen.
I wish I’d taken more time to see.
I wish I’d taken more time to talk,
before things changed for you and me.
 
I woke one beautiful autumn day
to find you’d suddenly gone away,
without a chance to say goodbye.
The years had gone in the blink of an eye.

A little child that held your hand
and traced our names upon the sand.
You laughed as waves licked our toes,
then brushed the ice cream off my nose.
 
When I grew up and moved away,
you never said that I should stay.
‘Go see the world without regret.
I’ll be right here so don’t forget.’

I wish I’d taken more time to show you.
I wish I’d taken more time to touch.
I wish I’d taken more time to sit
and tell you I love you very much.

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