I Wish You Could Have Stayed

I wish you could have stayed

I wish you could have seen a glimmer of light coming through your window

I wish you could have hung on until the darkness lifted

I wish I could hear your voice again on the other end of the phone

I wish we could share a meal and some laughs like we used to

I wish I could see your smiling face at my door again

I wish I could have answered the phone

I wish I could have known

I wish I could have shown up a few days earlier at your house

I wish you could have stayed

In memory of Michael Bentley Tholberg (March 19, 1962 — February 16, 2016) Gone too soon, never forgotten. Rest in peace, my friend.