In retrospect

In retrospect

Our love should have lasted a whole lot longer.

I was there when you woke up,

And there when you fell asleep.

Felt like you were always in my arms,

You held my heart all day.

But only if I could hold this moment,

In the sands of time.

There'd be no need for regret.

In retrospect

I should have kept on smiling.

Though colour faded away,

A shadow of monochrome.

A silhouette of crashing waves,

Delivering a knock-out punch.

Goosebumps covered my arms

And you never said goodbye.

In retrospect

The artist painted a picture.

Which I can still describe,

It had me standing in front of you.

On the shoreline,

We stood so happy and free.
In retrospect,

You had me.

In retrospect

No one was as lucky as I.

And we almost joined hands,

And basked in reflection.

Put on my sunglasses again,

Dipped my feet in the sand.

Oh summer, oh sun.

Please - will you stay?