if i had telekinesis i would bring you close to me

your every whim would float to your waiting hand

i would move mountains to make your view of the ocean clear

if i had pyrokinesis i would burn down the obstacles between us

your fears would be burnt away before your pretty eyes

i would incinerate everything that makes you sad

if i had precognition i would know exactly what to say

your path would be laid to out to make your every day perfect

i would make sure your future was everything you deserve

but that kind of power would go to my head

literally

i fear the monster i would become

figuratively

all i ever wanted was to see you smile

but i can’t read minds

don’t know the words to say to prove my intent

just fumble over trying to talk to you

i can’t bend spoons

nor set your enemies aflame

i can’t see into the future

i barely know what today entails

tomorrow is forever away

so i sit alone

penning these pathetic daydreams

wishing i could hold your hand

feel your warmth beside me

but anxiety has an iron hold

these shifts in mood flip hot to cold

i’m up and down and you’re never around when i need someone to talk me off the edge of despair

it’s not your fault

i’m just a lost cause

a gradually shrinking iceberg on ever warming seas

destined to fade away

but if i could do wondrous things

they would all be in your name

but i can’t

just an invisible man in a world of visual wonder

a pothole on your daily drive

the mosquito buzzing around and your ear

the intent is there

the ability is lacking

that is the epitaph on the tombstone of my life

faded and distorted by the winds of time