I Could Have

I could have treated you like a queen, The queen of all my realms, All your sadness I could have seen, Your sad shadows I'd overwhelm. I could have been your faithful knight, Making you the happiest princess ever And do everything with you genuinely right As we could have been something together. I could have been the light that gave you life, Given you whatever you needed, Fought endless battles just to end your strife, For you all my treasures I could have conceded. I could have made you a home Where you could open up about your darkest fears, And be your own personal tome Where you kept these demons as I wiped your tears. I could have given you a myriad of myself, Always there for you whenever you needed me Without tiring of holding you like a sturdy shelf, Given you millions of food just to see your glee. I could have served you till the end of my days, Fall dead in my service of making you happy But reality doesn't work in such hopeful ways And I know what could have been... can never be.