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I never wanted this time to end,
Even if I only could pretend
That you would always be my friend—
I want yesterday to last forever
So we can still be together.
 
It’s just a dream, but it’s all I’ve got,
I swear you love me when you love me not.
My heart is open on display
Hoping that I can make you stay—
Hoping we can run away.
 
And if it lies here cold as stone,
If it beats its last, it beats alone
I will die with your name on my lips
With your memory at my fingertips.  
 
We can run away to another place,
Where the stars are our avenue.
Where the sun smiles on your face
Where I’ll always be at home with you,
We can run away,  
and I’ll always be in love with you.
 
Angel of such prayers as I have said
To all the living and the dead
Just outside the door
Crying out for more
Of you in my embrace…
We can run away to another place
With the sun and the moon as our walkway
A sky that is both night and day
A vision that is both a dream and real
Where my heart may heal
With the nectar of your kiss
And this, so much more than this
I do not want this day to end
Even if I only can pretend.
 
© 2021 Marten Hoyle