Thursday, 3 July 2025

I wish i knew (Chalk dust)

 


I wish I knew

what would paint

a smile upon your face

like the ones

playfully scrawled

on pathways

in rain faded

chalk dust.

I wish I could

understand

the pain

that you've endured,

help you to regain trust.

I would give my heart

if it would help yours

beat twice as much.

 

I wish I knew

the words to use

to show how much

you mean to me.

I’ve always been 

good with words,

except for when 

I have to open up

my heart for all to see.

I fear that the doubt will creep in,

the hurt I’ve felt

will begin to grow again

ripping apart my chest

and then

I’ll sit like those chalk dust faces,

being rained upon

by my own distress.

 

I wish I knew

how to comfort you

when times are troubled

and it feels the world

is crumbling around you.

I wish I knew.

But all I have are

the scraps of my own pain,

faded like dust on pavements

in pouring rain.

Pavements

I’ve walked across

over and over again.

 

I wish I knew how to show you

the moments I regained my belief,

so you too could be inspired.

The old torn out soles

that walked those miles

supporting blistered feet,

the holes through which

the rain would seep,

have left a soul

that is not too weak

to hold yours tight,

no matter what fear may appear

in the middle of the night.

 

 




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