a second chance.

​If I were given a second chance, to have you back with just a glance
Could I turn away and let you slumber, whilst I still think and I still wonder
Where you are and what you do, all the days when I am blue,
 
Have you played a part and watched me grow, to become the woman that I know
Would I have the strength to resist temptation, or call you back with sweet elation
To recapture years lost in time, when you were here and joy was mine,
 
Am I that selfish but to ask, you to return, complete your task
Of being my guardian, my guide, my friend, or else I relent to your will bend
Am I that person that won’t respect, your freedom of choice that you be kept
 
In the arms of creation as now you sit, with love and joy and hope and wit
I cannot ask you to return and take from you those things to learn
The selfless oath I do repair, that I am here and you are there,
 
The time we spent was not in vain, but fierce and true despite the pain
It is my wish to honour you, and all my life know that I am true
And worthy of your sweet repose, whilst you rest – until I close,
 
I know now that we chose this path, of life and death to cry and laugh
And lessons that we oft debate, can only come with love so great
So your onward journey I do release, and let you go to be at peace,
 
And spread your joy from your new abode, until I meet you on that road
We’ll make new footprints in the sand, and together we’ll forever stand
As once we were, and always will be, an eternal loving bond are we.
 
(26th July 2023)

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