Departure Poem by Edwina Reizer

I wish that I could bring you back
and hold you in my arms.
I'd whisper sweet nothings and sweet everythings
and cherish all your charms.

But all my wishing can't come true.
Still I wish it every day.
Where you've gone haunts my dreams.
Why did you go away?

Was there something I did wrong?
Can't I make it right?
I haven't slept a wink at all
since that awful night.

You stole away and took my heart
and never told me why.
Maybe you couldn't stand to hear
the way you made me cry.

But what's a gal like me to do
when things start goin' bad,
hold back tears and stay dry-eyed
and act like I'm not sad?

You'll never know what sadness is.
It's a hurt that won't depart.
So when I wish that I could bring you back,
it's a wish that breaks my heart.