If you
Ever get angry
For no reason at all
I will hold you
Tight
Until
The rage subsides

And if you
Feel sad sometimes
I promise
To bake your favorite
Chocolate chip cookies
From scratch
And I will even
Let you
Lick the spoon

And if you
Work 'til your bones
Creak with age
I will kiss your wounds
Inch by inch
Until you feel
Whole again





And if you
Tell me you
Really love me
And your words
Sound
Genuine enough

Well,
I just might
Spend the rest
Of our lives
Trying to understand

Why.