If Only

I cried inside as he bared his soul such anguish from one so shattered and left alone, with only handfuls of questions always questions, his loving ways smashed upon the shores of never again, drowning before me was this quiet man of dignity... and yet, within the silence of her anger and her rage he searched the hope of one day when those answers would emerge, unscathed released from that silent place where they remained mute. unable to reach the light of someday soon those hours did stretch far into days and months, now years have passed without a word all hope is drunk and beyond the point of no return oh! how I wanted to pull back the sun unwind the clock, reverse the trail of tears from his face and tell him, it will be O.K. just trust me and see for I've found a way to make all things right, if only I could ...