~If Only

He was

All the big brother

A little boy

Could've asked for.

He'd pick me up

And send me soaring

Playfights and ticklefights

Laugh with me

Till we cried

And every night

He'd take me

Everywhere and nowhere

Beyond laughter

Beyond tears

Into the landscape of the stars.

But most of all

He'd take me by hand

And show me

How to breathe life

Into dream mirrors

Of everything color

Into the wind

And rain

We gave our dreams to the sunset.

If only I had known

That our time

Was running out

I would have given him

A million more kisses

A million more hugs

Treasured every laugh

Wiped each tear

I would have

Climbed into his lap

Work or no work

And made him smile all the time

I would have

Slept in his arms

Every single night

"Too old" or not

And listened to the

Same old stories

So many more times

And never fallen asleep

Just to watch him happy.

I would give anything

Anything

For one more hug

Just one more smile

One more story.

And I'll wish forever

And ever and ever

Though my wish take

All the stars from the sky

That I could have

Told him

Before he was gone

"I love you, Sam

Forever and ever and ever

And I'm sorry."

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A/N: *sniffle* Jeez… Inspired by a song that brought tears to my eyes, which doesn't happen all that often. And I actually cried while I was writing this, which is rarer to nonexistent. *grins sheepishly* Sorry if I didn't get the feeling right… I was crying so hard by the fourth stanza that I could barely see what I was writing… R&R? Please?