If Only I Could...

If only I could............
hold the silvery ripples of the moon on water,
walk alone, on a red dusty path, towards nowhere,
relive the moment, when I held my child for the first time...
hold onto my mother and cry, like I did as a child,

If only I could
dream of a tomorrow, stripped of pain,
break the barriers that keep us apart,
see the sheer ecstasy of just being together, reflected in your eyes.
hear and count your heartbeats, again,
and sing, such that a tear would roll down your face........
If only I could................

Author: Jayeeta Sinha Roy