One Way

One Way

If I could have you back
For just a day
I would
Tell you all those things I meant to say
But never could,
I would
Kiss you everywhere I never dared to,
Spend an hour or two
Just staring at you,
Drown in your eyes
And never try
To swim
And when we were
Dancing
Skin to skin
I'd scream out your name
So loud
That every neighbour would complain,
And then we'd laugh at them
And I would scream again,
I would take the time
To say
Goodbye,
Properly this time
(Not just a quick look and walk away,
The mourner from the grave).

But I cannot have you back
Because
Life only goes one way.