February 19, 2017

Should Have's


Of all the things I should have told you,
                                                       I should have said "I love you" very often;
          So you wouldn't have questioned your worth 
                          or your very existence.

Of all the things I should told you,
                                 I should have said "I'm here",
So you didn't have to feel alone 
                                          and be an outcast among your peers.

Of all the things I should have told you,
                              I should have said "Thanks",
For being the way you are 
                     and being a heaven-sent.

Of all the things I should have told you,
                                 I should have said "It's okay",
                   So you didn't have to go through feeling burdened,
                      and be in so much pain.

Of all the things I should have told you,
                                      I should have said "This shall pass"
                                                  So you wouldn't have left 
                                                 and chosen an exit that would forever last.