by Virginia Earl
If only you knew
How many times
Your words flew
Like arrows piercing my heart
Instead of shooting stars
Filled with eternal wishes
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If only you knew
How many times
My heart bled with tears
Filled with fears
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If only you knew
How many times
I wished you were the wind
That wiped lingering tears
And fears
And gently whispered
Sweet nothings
Of things to come
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If only you knew
How many times
I wished you were
A warm breeze
That appeased
With each breeze
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If only you knew
How many times
I wished for warm
Spring flowers
Instead of cold
Autumn showers
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If only you knew
How many times
My heart wondered
It is no wonder
We are asunder
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If only you knew
How many times
I sat alone
Wishing for gentleness
But instead daftness
Tinted by your madness
Knocked at my door
Until I said no more
This is madness