If, Only

By I.M. Ulysses

If, only
I could change time
To a period when
The world was still fine

If, only
I could make right
What turned out so wrong
Through your long night

If, only
I had known then
How life would turn out
When we had first met

If, only,
I had the power
To chase away demons
And those that devour

If, only
We'd had more laughter
And friendship that bloomed
To happily ever-after

If, only
We could still travel
Back to that schoolyard
To play in the gravel

If, only
I hadn't moved out
We might have stayed close
And not had a doubt

If, only
God was disposed
To grant you a life
In quiet repose

If, only
We could retrace
The path of innocense
Your pain we'd erase

If, only
I could undo
The damage he caused
That bothers me so

If, only
Old photos could talk
I'd warn you then
About the road you would walk

If, only
I had been there
I might have stopped him
From making you fear

If, only
These words I despise
For they can't do justice
To the pain in your eyes

If, only
You were just stronger
I know you could banish
All of your monsters

If, only
You could just feel
The presence of Christ
And His power to heal

If, only
There were no regrets
In your life, or mine
In the years since we'd met

If, only
We had more years
I'd undo the damage
And dry all of your tears

If, only
But that's in the past
I'm here, right now
A friend to the last