I Wish It Were You

This light feels like yesterday’s sun
Softly sliding where our days begun
I whispered your name like breath on skin
But silence wrapped me, cool within


I reach for shadows where your fingers traced
Time moved on, but left your taste
Your smile still lingers in my sleep
A secret I hold, but never keep
A secret I hold, but never keep

And I—I tried to hold you close
Even while I lost my hope
But love can’t bloom where it must ache
Or linger where hearts start to break


Still, I remember
The warmth of your hand
The heat in your laugh
How we’d stand so close
Like love wouldn’t fade
Like we’d never fall
And I wish it were you
You were my all


I dreamed you’d be the one to stay
The final touch at the end of my days
But I cracked more than I could heal
And your love slipped out of reach
Unreal


Now maybe you’re in someone else’s arms
But I still crave your quiet charms
In poems I’ll never send
In songs I can’t defend

Still, I remember
The rain on your skin
The promises soaked
But somehow we still hoped
Like love wouldn’t bend
Like we wouldn’t break
And I wish it were you
The ache I couldn’t fake


Somewhere, the stars still hold our names
Somewhere, we never walked away
You weren’t the one who stayed to the end
But I wish it were you
The one I won’t forget


Still, I remember
Not the end, but the spark
Not the fall, but the start
Of every beat in my heart
And maybe you’ve gone
But I wish it were you
Still, I remember
Still, I feel

I wish it were you