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.