i don’t want to be like this forever
a constant game of hide and seek
both hiding ourselves from each other
and eternally seeking an embrace
making mistakes and making up
making believe and making love
i don’t want what could have been
i can’t live with ‘what ifs’
i can’t bear a life without your voice
your eyes that expose the truth
your touch that taught me passion
your future without me in it
i can live without you, if i have to
but i can’t live with myself if i let this die
years later hearing your boundless words
knowing i didn’t give my absolute all
to have you by my side, forever
i won’t live a life of ‘what ifs’