A Love Song

I wish I could write you a love song you could hear. I wish you knew you were the only person I thought about when I took my diploma. I wish you knew how I wanted to be by your side today, drinking tea and looking at the squirrels. I wish you knew how badly I want you to answer the phone every time I call home. I wish I believed that the stars would whisper my heart to your ears. I wish I believed the clouds were a comfortable old chair that you could sit and watch my world go by. I wish you could feel my sadness when I realize you won't ever know the man I love, and he won't ever know you. I wish I didn't have to pick someone else to walk me down the aisle some far away day. I wish you could read all the things I've written you, I wish you could see all the cards and letters I've never gotten to send. I wish wherever you're at had a post office. I wish you hadn't gone and left me to protect myself, I haven't always done a good job. I wish you could be here to protect my honor. I wish you knew that your hand was the first I reached for from my hospital bed. I wish you knew how I broke when I realized you could never be there. I wish you knew how much I missed you, because if you knew, surely you'd convince God to send you back to me. I wish I could write you a love song you could hear.