I wish I said to you

daughter

I wish I could pour the stars in your eyes,
If it meant you would stay just one more second.
And light the fire,
that's gasping for breath,
Inside your chest.
If I could reach into the
Sky and pull down the moon, for you,
I would.
If I could show you the sun,
just to give you a brighter day,
I would burn to dust,
just to watch you shine.
I wish I could burn every single thorn,
you'd be able to smell
the beauty of a flower,
without a prick,
And a loss of innocence.
I would make you a pair of glasses,
To shade you from our world
to guide you in light,
So that you may know my love,
and aren't scarred by heartbreak -
I would, if I could.
But what I can give you -
Is my love,
And leave the shadows
beneath my feet,
so that you may
Always know the path;
to home,
Where we may always meet.