To You, a short story by nyarimaochieng. Date added: 2012-07-21. Times viewed: 218.

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Intro: The poem explores an adult's feeling towards a younger uncommunicative charge and his/her wish to mentor the younger one against the pitfalls of life

If only you could stop to listen

You would hear the wisdom enshrined in silence

If only you could speak,

I'd know your mind's yearning

if only you could consciously breeathe

You would isolate the aromas of this hour

And be able to fathom those missed opportunities

When, instead we grumbled

If only you could taste the success of this moment

project it a million times and channel it

To the pinnacle of dreams

Then patiently wait to savour its sweetness

If only you could watch this evening walk past

Knowing that the dawn is just beyond

And life consists of rising, falling, skidding, tripping...

Picking oneself up

If only you could see the inner you...

And feel- feel about your future as I do

put it into perspective as I've done

Then, only then will you not mourn

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