If I could paint
I'd paint us together
Smiling always
I'd paint without the pain
And the hurt expression
On your face
That was then
This is now
And my painting
Is true and real
Only for now
Only for now.

I'd paint only the happy
Because why upset
Everyone
Including me
When I can just pretend
That we were always happy
Let's just be
You and me
And pretend the day
Never chased
Either of us
Us us us
Is all that really matters
Paint and pain
Mix together
In the blue hazel morning
And the violet bay.

Poetry sweeps across
The balcony
Words at a loss
Sentences on the loose
Painting painting
Their lonely muse
Up until now
I never realized
How cold it was
But how warm under the sun.

Flowing freely in the scene
I wish only we could see
Beyond the yonder
Above the blaze
I wish only you and I
Could share magic
And enjoy the play.

Pain never reached me
As it did
On the day.