If Only

If only I could dial back the years
To when we met and felt the touch of love.
I would erase the times I caused your tears
And brighten darkened days like stars above.

If only you could hear my verses sung,
You'd understand the love I have for you.
I rue the stolid words my thoughtless tongue
Had voiced to make your joyful days turn blue.

If only you could read my mournful heart,
You'd feel the anguished pain I always hold.
A pain that lingers still and won't depart
Until the day my blood is running cold.

In my advancing years, all I can do
Is love you even more than when we wed.
To treasure all the moments I'm with you
As I recite the words my pen has bled.