If it was all that I had left

If I had just one day

I’d spend each second by your side

I’d try to find the way

 

To memorize every detail

 

 

If I had just twenty-four hours

I’d see and it would all be perfectly clear

The way your eyes dance

when you laugh

I’d study every line as I held you so near

 

To hold on to your beauty

 

 

I’d really listen for the very first time

If all I had left were minutes

To every word, every laugh, every sigh

Every breath

Every silence in between, your voice in all of it

 

To keep you in my heart

 

 

If my time were measured in just seconds

I’d spend them touching you

Feeling you, body and soul

Exploring every inch of you

 

To remember your sweet love

 

 

If it was all that I had left

If I had just one day

I’d spend each second by your side

I’d try to find the way

 

To keep you with me for eternity

 

 

Copyright 2008 Michelle D. Wampole