Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023

if i could

An offering for Black History Month from Sharon Jones Jenkins.

If I could, I'd protect you

From the sadness in your eyes

Give you courage

In a world of compromise

Yes, I would

If I could

I would teach you all the things

I've never learned

And I'd help you cross the bridges

That I've burned

Yes, I would

If I could

I would try to shield

Your innocence from time

But the part of life

I gave you isn't mine

I'll watch you grow

So I can let you go

If I could

I would help you make it through

The hungry years

But I know that I can never

Cry your tears

But I would if I could

If I could

In a time and place

Where you don't want to be

You don't have to walk along

This road with me

My yesterday won't have to be your way

If I knew

I'd try to change the world

I brought you to

Now there isn't much more

That I can do

But I would if I could