Wishes for Love

Whispers of the heart, fading light,

In the silence, I hold on tight.

My heart hurts when I look at you,

Caught in shadows of what we’ve been through.

The weight of the world when I see you there,

Thoughts of someone else, it’s just not fair.

Last on your list, where do I stand?

It feels like love's slipping from my hands.

Deep in this love, it's all that I know,

Each day drags on, how long can it go?

I wish you could love me, wish you’d hold me tight,

Don’t want to feel the chill of this endless night.

I wish I didn’t feel the ache that’s so deep,

In this garden of dreams, where you sow and reap.

February’s sunlight, the day we said “I do”,

Thought you’d be my forever, a love so true.

You were my laughter, my sweet serenade,

Now I chase echoes of the love that won’t fade.

The joy we nurtured, how did it turn?

From warmth to this emptiness that makes me yearn.

You act like you’re done, like you’ve lost your way,

But memories haunt me like the ghosts of yesterday.

I wish you could love me, wish you’d hold me tight,

Don’t want to feel the chill of this endless night.

I wish I didn’t feel the ache that’s so deep,

In this garden of dreams, where you sow and reap.

Pain and the jealousy, they cloud my heart,

I wish I could go back, back to the start.

If you just look at me, beyond all this haze,

You’d see the love drawn in infinite ways.

I wish you could love me, drown in the passion,

Turn this cold silence into a sweet fashion.

I wish I didn’t feel this heartache I chase,

Yearning for you, just a glimpse of your face.

So here I am, with a heart that aches true,

Every tear falling whispers, just love me too.

I wish, oh how I wish, you could feel the same,

In this fleeting dance, let’s rekindle the flame.

Jean-paul Russell I love you always