Back to Yesterday

By Carly Marks

Wishin’ I could go back to yesterday
Erase the mistakes, swipe the residue away

Wishin’ I could change impulsive decisions
Laid back resolutions, needing revisions

Wishin’ I could have made different choices
For yesterday’s promises, using yesterday’s voices

Wishin’ I could tell you why we were sinking
Why I relished the moments without even thinking

Wishin’ I could go back to yesterday
Savor the times I pushed you away
Hold you close and ask that you stay
Cut off the bottoms and let them fray

Wishin’ I could relive yesterday’s feelings
Resting in my heart; hiding, healing

Wishin’ I could go back to yesterday
Cherish the moments; rejoice and replay

Wishin’ I could relive yesterday’s emotions
Yesterday’s spirit; yesterday’s devotions

Wishin’ I could tell you all that I was knowing
How my mind was aching, and my heart was growing

Wishin’ yesterday could be today
I’d tell you everything I meant to say
I’d give you the world, I’d hope, I’d pray
Without hesitation; without delay

Wishin’ I could express yesterday’s dreams
Presently seeping through the cracks and the seams.

Wishin’ yesterday’s doubts had not become today’s stains
Like wishin’ the clouds could wash away the rains…

Wishin’ I could go back to yesterday
I feel I should, I could; I may