If Only

If only my ship would arrive

If only my plants would thrive

If only it wasn’t so doggone hot

If only I could be what I’m not

If only the news wasn’t bad

If only my friend wasn’t sad

If only my bones didn’t ache

If only I could catch a break

If only there wasn’t so much hate

If only I could know my fate

If only the roof didn’t leak

If only the future wasn’t bleak

If only my thoughts weren’t so deep

Then maybe, just maybe, I could sleep