I WOULD HAVE

I would have called out your name

But I stopped at the greatness of your fame

I would have directed my feet to you

But I seemed so unsure of me and you; of us

I would have reached out to touch your sleeve

But I feared you’d turn around and ask me to leave

I’d longed to slip back into your life, silently

I’d yearned to relive those distant memories

If only I could lean toward you, without fear

And know that you would too, without fear

I would have

I know, I would have

It’s a pity now that years have gone by,

And it’s too late to remember and cry.