Through a shroud of regret
misty eyes see you turn away.
You could have been mine but
a fool let you get away.

My heart cries when remembering
how much you wanted me.
I walked away for faux love,
That’s when you got pulled away.

If I could live that day again
I would have held your hand
and told you I would stay.
I wouldn't have missed you by one day.

Only a fool does not see
what a treasure they have.
A fool threw it all away
and missed you by one day.

Regret consumes me
buries itself in my soul.
My tears won’t subside
because I missed you by one day.

So I have to go away
to make peace with a fool
who walked away from a treasure
and missed you by one day.

What if I’d stayed,
where would we be right now?
I might be loving you and
not missed you by one day.

One day becomes a lifetime
of “what-if’s” and “why’s”.
But now I must go away
because I missed you by one day.

Is it wise to have secrets?
They're rarely secret for long.
If you hadn't kept that secret
I wouldn’t have been gone for so long.

And lost you yesterday.

©2014 2015 Trinket.
The above story is a work of fiction. Names, places, characters and events are products of the author's imagination. Any resemblance to any persons is entirely coincidental.