There have been questions
developing in my mind
for years
that I've had to tuck in
the far corners in the mind
because I won't get them answered
here,
on Earth.
But it doesn't stop me
from asking.
What would have been your favorite song?
I wish I had known
so I could have listened to it
on repeat for hours on end
as I think of more questions
to ask you.
So I could have played it
whenever I cried,
so I could have sung it
whenever I was happy.
I wish I knew it so that
I could tell them
to play it at my wedding,
and at my funeral.
If I could have just known
the answer to your favorite song,
my life wouldn't feel like a waiting game
until I see you next
because I would have something
to always play
whenever I want to redraw your features in your mind,
whenever I want to feel your hand patting my knee,
Whenever I want to hear your voice
over and over again
saying
that this
was your favorite song.
Yes, that's what I would ask you.
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