what if i fell in love with a leaf, <br />became the tree that nurtured? <br />became the sun, the rain, and the wind, <br />and the turning of the seasons... <br />what if i fell in love with the lock <br />on the knob of the door to eternity? <br />what if you were the only key? <br />whose hands would make the turn? <br />what if i fell in love with shadows, <br />etched by the blade of hungry light? <br />whose face, whose form, whose scent... <br />whose imprint on my soul? <br />what if i fell in love facing death, <br />and you were my last breath? <br />would you breathe into me rivers... <br />rivers and trees, and stone laid paths. <br />what if i fell in love despite of... <br />despite of wars, poverty, and anguish? <br />would you restore hope to the hopeless? <br />and build a fire to warm the night... <br />what if i fell in love again, <br />and we met like strangers for the first time? <br />would your hand fit into mine? <br />could we find passion stolen by loss? <br />what if i fell in love because i have to, <br />because i want to, because i need to? <br />because life demands to be lived, <br />and time is but a moment! <br />what if i fell in love with a leaf... <br />what sound would it make when it fell? <br />would the world be strong enough to go on? <br />would the sun ever rise again?<br /><br />Eric Cockrell<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/what-if-i-fell-in-love/
