____ If only i could ____

 

They know, know it too well
The story behind those gloomy eyes
And while they laugh and linger
Those eyes bleed and tinker

 

Long for wealth, hunger for fame
Black or white, it’s just the same
Nothing seems to hold them down
Nothing seems to hamper their game

 

This world’s a box, unconscious
Made of bricks and stones
While you are in it you don’t know
Until one’s hurled against his bones

 

If only books could teach
If only the wise could preach
If only the shrewd had the power
If only for that ominous hour

 

If only the skies could tell
Why we always tend to fell
While it hover above the stars
And humanity licks its own scars

 

If only the Gods would cry
If only angels would given a try
If only nature could persist
If only the good had resist

If only fear could die
Devoured in its own manifestation
If only the prayers are heard
And reveal God’s appreciation

But as you can see my friend
You have no way, no road no means
You are here, stuck in time
Paying the price, every penny, every dime

If only I could have told you
If only I could have made you see
How deep you have fallen
How deep is this misery

 

You are lost, lost in the dark
Lost for an answer, lost for a word
You hang your picture on the wall
And celebrate your own downfall

 

You, a fool for delusion
It’s time to steady your ships
It’s time to humble the might
It’s time you open your eyes and lips

It’s you and no one else
It’s you, and search no more
It’s you and no one around
Who’s going to get off that ground

 

And all those faces that bare no name
Those who know nothing of glory and fame
Whose lives evade before it commences
Where life’s test has put to credulous shame

 

I wish I could have given them hope
Don’t let go that fragile rope
If only for a little while
I wish, I could have make them smile

 

If only for that little while
I wish, I could have made them smile

Reviews

[closed account]

Yes, I feel this poem to the end.. I wish many things, most important to put a smile on someones frown.. Very nice!!

[Angel's Lady]

very nicely written, great job.

[Brianna Brie]

But as you can see my friend
You have no way, no road no means
You are here, stuck in time
Paying the price, every penny, every dime

Really good piece of writing...deep, too.

[Polly Lewis]

This is wonderful...it really speaks to my heart. This is where I am right now, and your poem voices my emotion.
A really excellent write.

[Maria]

don't you love it. I hear you