2d
If I wasn’t,
it was because you weren’t either,
it was so we might someday be,
and because I already am.
If I am,
it’s because Someone loves me,
it’s because you love me, too,
and because I still am.
If I am, if I still am,
it’s so I can love you too,
so I can someday die,
and because I will one day no longer be.
If I will no longer be,
it’s so you will miss me,
so you all will miss me,
and because I already was.
If I was,
it’s because you were, too,
it’s because I had to be,
it’s because...
it was because you weren’t either,
it was so we might someday be,
and because I already am.
If I am,
it’s because Someone loves me,
it’s because you love me, too,
and because I still am.
If I am, if I still am,
it’s so I can love you too,
so I can someday die,
and because I will one day no longer be.
If I will no longer be,
it’s so you will miss me,
so you all will miss me,
and because I already was.
If I was,
it’s because you were, too,
it’s because I had to be,
it’s because...
The poem delves into the existential interplay between being, love, and the passage of time. It explores how existence is shaped by relationships, love, and the inevitability of death, creating a cycle of presence and absence. The speaker reflects on the meaning of their existence through love, mortality, and memory.
The poem resonates with universal experiences of love, loss, and memory. It captures the tender vulnerability of being human—our need to be loved, our fear of being forgotten, and our hope to leave a meaningful trace behind.
Its open-ended conclusion underscores the mystery of life, leaving space for interpretation and introspection.
The poem resonates with universal experiences of love, loss, and memory. It captures the tender vulnerability of being human—our need to be loved, our fear of being forgotten, and our hope to leave a meaningful trace behind.
Its open-ended conclusion underscores the mystery of life, leaving space for interpretation and introspection.
(46/M/United Kingdom)
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