Magic Ring

If i were to wish for just one thing
it would be for a magic ring,
that i could turn whenever sad
back to a time when i was glad……

To go to school, to be a kid,
hugged for good things that i did,
told off at times when things went wrong
hoping it didn’t last too long.

To go to bed, feel safe at night
a kiss from Dad, he turned out the light,
told i was loved by mom each day...
but growing up has a price to pay.

How I feel when I wake each day
After a restless night, nothing to say
The man I’ve loved for all my life
Now looks down on a lonely wife.

A ring like this is just a dream
I feel lonely now, swimming upstream,
loneliness leaves its mark each day
my thoughts sometimes hard to convey…..

To others who care about me now
they smooth the lines upon my brow,
this loneliness will not go away
why do I feel I have to pay…?

For being happy for so long
the love we shared always so strong,
I will see him again, I know, one day
then I’ll throw the ‘ ring’ away.

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