If only

I whisper softly I wish you would stay

Naked white fingers in the blazing light

You sigh and nod, then look away

I talk of memories, April and May

Remember when we ran so hard to fly that kite?

I whisper softly I wish you would stay

Don’t want to remember our swimming in the bay?

What about those beautiful starry nights?

You sigh and nod, then look away

Without you everything seems dead and grey

In silence I curse you in grief and spite

I whisper softly I wish you would stay

Pretty soon I run out of things to say

So I ask if you want a coca light

You sigh and nod, then look away

Your fingers drumming on a beautiful day

Your eyes drawn up and tight

I whisper softly I wish you would stay

You sigh and nod, then look away.