only if
only if I had listened
to my instincts
I would have been there
in time to say "goodbye"
and tell you that I had regrets
about not telling you how I felt
when I had the chance
only if I hadn't hesitated
and had the courage
to get in the car and drive
I would have had a chance
to hold you in my eyes
and in my arms
before you left this world
only if I had the strength
to not care what they would say
I could have told you that
you were the one I wish I had wed
and lived with 'til death did us part
only if
The Robber
Fear has never been so tangible,
In the land known for welcome kindness.
It reeks from the eyes of every stranger,
As we leap and dance to each avoid the other.
Wringing our hands with soap and water,
And wearing masks that everyone can see.
Desperate to escape the dreaded virus,
From which there seems no reprieve.
Everyone seems guilty now,
There is no innocence found.
Suspicion is in our very breath,
We wear it like a crown.
We are aching to once again be normal,
But fear creeps in again.
Normal will be a new surreal,
The robber reigns supreme.
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