Wish You Were Here

Wish you were here
Is seen more often than not
On postcards and t-shirts
On billboards above parking lots

Wish you were here
Said so sweet and so kind
“To sit on the beach”
“To relax and unwind”

Wish you were here
I think it everyday
In a million little moments
In each instant ticking away

Wish you were here
Wish my heart was still whole
Wish I could see you
Wishing with every inch of my soul

Wish you were here
To cherish, to scold
To kiss and to comfort
To watch you grow old

Wishing always
Wishing endlessly
Wishing means nothing
It won’t bring you back to me

So every time I hear it
In casual conversation
I stop to pull myself together
I consider my own connotation

That it applies to you
To everything we lost together
That some wishes go unanswered
And stay that way forever

Wish you were here baby
Wish my sky was your sky
Wish it more than anything else
Wish you didn’t die

Wish it could be a casual phrase again
Wish beach-going applied to you
Wish that every time you are on my mind
A post card could ensure that you knew

Wish wishing was still simple
Wish it was easy and fun
But broken instead I wish now
How I wish you were here my son

Wish the sun rose with your smiles
And set with your laughter
Wish our story was different
Wish it had ended happily ever after

A birthday present for my son. Beckett, I love you. 7/20/16-12/3/16