if i could tell you
i would tell you
tell you that things have changed
your hair never looks quite the same
but your eyes have more depth and more sorrow
you feel heavy and i have only entered the room
you stand tall but your shadow
looks for a place to lean
you smile but at times your eyes give you away
and i picture you somewhere else
try to keep a vision of you
wrapped in scarves
filled with knowledge
that you could change the world
i believed in you
i still do
if i could tell you
i would tell you
that you are strong where i am weak
that i have more faith in you than myself
and that you will succeed because of no one else
but you
you hold more power than you use
and intrigue me even after all these years
if i could tell you
i would tell you
that i think you've lost a part of you along the way
he took a piece and he earned a piece and he now has a piece
but you are whole in more ways than you know
you should know that
you have yet to become less in my eyes
you can only become something more
and i look forward to
meeting you in the future
having been informed of past
puzzle pieces and present day daydreams
if i could tell you
i would tell you
that fear only grabs hold for a moment or two
and those of us who face it
become fearless in more ways than one
you should know that
even without others
you are not alone
you have enough to feed and grow on
living inside of you
and you would make it
i swear you would
if i could tell you
i would tell you
that life has its ups and downs
but we can choose which one to live with
you know more about yourself than you care to admit
and don't need me to tell you what you already know
you have strength and passion
you have honesty and integrity
and you will become something
even if you stand alone
if i could tell you
i would tell you
things that would hurt
but that at times i feel should be said
things i may not know
things that i simply feel
or imagine or suppose or even assume
but things nonetheless that arise
from moments when your eyes
don't match the words in your heart
and your soul seems sad and weary
if i could tell you
i would tell you
that you deserve more than you think you do
always have and will continue to
you have risen up from ashes of pain
moved past names and have become the one
deep inside of you
now you need to hold on to her
because she's worth it
and you shouldn't give her up
for anything or anyone
if i could tell you
i would tell you