If I could hold the world in my hands
I’d make it cease to turn.
I’d meld the lines between us,
The boundaries I’d blur.
Erasing all the oceans, there’d be nothing in between –
I’d bring your footsteps close to mine,
Keep myself within your reach.

If I could be the god of time,
I’d hold my finger on today.
Forbid the cruel break of dawn from parting us tomorrow.
I’d lure the shallow draw of night,
Inviting it to stay.
I’d kiss away the rays of sun that shine only
To take you away.

If I could hold my heart in one,
Whole and reconciled.
I’d have to keep the day at bay,
Seduce the passing of time.

If I could kill the darkness
That beckons when all eyes are shut,
I’d never see the weakest light
That tears my mind apart.