I wish I�d given myself
The chance to know you better
Of course I didn�t think
You�d be gone so fast
One moment suspended
One moment in time
I wish I�d paid just a bit more attention
To what was rushing past
I wish I�d kept you
More in my life
All those times you reached out
And I ran away
All those times you spoke out
And I turned away
All those things you did
For my well being
I wish I hadn�t shut you out
I wish I could have seen
The pain I would cause
All the things I would miss
Of course I didn�t think
You�d be gone so fast
~erika boal