Couldn'T You Just Pretend Poem by Starfish ZA

I woke looking at you

Tears filled my eyes

This the last time

I’d wake beside you



Couldn’t you just pretend

Couldn’t you make believe

Couldn’t you only try

Couldn’t you love me too



I want to touch you

And hold you close

Need to feel you love me

As you did before



Couldn’t you just pretend

Couldn’t you make believe

Couldn’t you only try

Couldn’t you love me too



Silently not to wake you

I left your side

I couldn’t bear you

To see me cry again



You reached out for me

Softly saying my name

Pulled me towards you

And wiped away my tears



Couldn’t you just pretend

Couldn’t you make believe

Couldn’t you only try

Couldn’t you love me too



The look in your eyes

Told me what I feared

My last hopes gone

As I turned towards the door



Couldn’t you just pretend

Couldn’t you make believe

Couldn’t you only try

Couldn’t you love me too