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What if...
That night you came home and
Wrapped your arms around me
If you whispered, I am home
And gently kissed me as I fell asleep
What if...

What if...
We stood side by side,
Watching our kids grow
Their first gold award
The first training bra
The first boyfriend
What if...

What if...
You stayed with me
And I didn't have to only meet you in my dreams
And all the butterfly kisses and touches were actually real
What if...

What if...
All the tears I cried had to gather and conspire to bring you back
And tomorrow I wake up and you laying next to me


What if...
I close my eyes as I breathe in the ocean, I am happy
A little white house on the beach, you and I sitting on a verander facing the ocean
I smile as peace flows over me, this is my dream
My dream with u by my side

But you're not here yet, I am waiting for you
Where are you, why you not here
How long do I have to wait for you, for my dream to come true
My dream with you by my side

So often I believed you were here, but it wasn't you
I don't know your face, but I know the way you make me feel
I don't know your name, but I know the way you say mine
I don't know when you will come, but I am waiting for you
I am waiting for my dream, my dream with you by my side

So I open my eyes and look at my desk
I breathe as I wait, wait for my dream
My dream with you by my side
I am dancing with him, but I am dancing for you
I know you watching me, I am aware you want me
I sway my hips to lure you, lure you to want me more
Because you and I have played this game before

A game of cat and mouse, a game of the mind
A game of power, so when he pulls me close I don't resist
Because I know you watching
I sway my hips to the rhythm of the base, with him up against me

I know you watching, I know you want me
So when you come and take my hand
I know that I have the power, the power to make you want me
I feel your breathe on my neck, I am intoxicated by my desire for you

Seduced by the sensation of your touch
Encouraged by the smell of your perfume
I drown in the power of you!
That moment tragedy strikes our lives
The pain we feel is best described as anxiety
Where the heart and the mind tries to find a way back to the minutes just before we discovered that pain
Only time can ease the heart
Only time can make the mind understand

I hope that the time to get there is hasten in your loss
The jolting of your heart as you awaken and all is dark
The fear rushing through you as darkness surrounds you
The realization that there is no one around
Just you and darkness

You rush around, knocking into furniture and doors
Your racing heartbeat the only sound you hear
Anxiety as your fear overwhelms you

You sit on the bed as your mind imagines the worst
Demons under the bed, ghost watching you
You hear the tick tick of the clock, and your heart eases
You calm down because you know its only a matter of time
Before the sun comes up
You see me as strong, but my strength hides my weakness
You see me as happy, but my happiness hides my sadness
You see me smile, but my smile hides my vulnerability
You say you my friend, can you not see what I am hiding?

You mistake me listening as if I don't need to be listened to
You mistake my advice as if I don't need it too
You mistake me smiling as if I am content
You say you my friend, can you not see that I am scared?

I let you shine cause I am too broken to care
I let you sing cause I am too hurt to hear my own voice
I let you be cause I feel like I cannot be
You say you my friend, can you see that I am yours?
I hold my breath
As the seconds, minutes, hours and days pass
I hold my breath as if it will help you to remember me
To remember my kisses, my touch, my love

I hold my breath
As I wait for the phone to ring
For the next time I see you
I hold my breath as I pray u remember me

I exhale
As I have lost hope
The seconds, minutes, hours and days have passed
And u have not remembered me
I have to let go

Then you appear
And I have to hold on to this time
Because I don't know how many
Seconds, minutes, hours and days will pass till I see you
Again

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