I wish

I wish you would hold my hand, when we walk the beach.
I wish you would kiss me, before you walked out that door.
I wish you would say you were proud of me, instead of reading it in the papers.
I wish you would tell me how pretty I was, instead of hearing it at the party.
I wish you would reach out and hold me, when we watch the news.
I wish you would say I Love You before you fell asleep.


I wish I didn't need to hear compliments from you to know you are aware.
I wish I didn't need your touch to remember you love me.
I wish I didn't need to hear that you care.

But I do, no matter how confident I may seem.
I do, no matter how long we have been together.
I do, no matter how old I am.

Am I asking too much of you? I keep wondering how you grew up, that these simple things don't seem to come to your mind. I see you doing it to others, why not me?

You cook me dinner to say I love you.
You buy me a candy bar to say I am sorry.
You email me a sweet note that you do care.
Your silence means you are aware.

Although I still long for my language of love, and while I wait,

I will hold your hand when we walk the beach.
I will kiss you before I walk out that door.
I will say how proud I am of you before the papers do.
I will tell you how handsome you are before someone else does.
I will reach out and hold you when we watch the news.
I will say I Love You before I fall asleep.

Because I believe wishes do come true.