ROMANTIC MUSINGS: INEVITABLE

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There are words I’d never know

If we hadn’t spoken,

There are paths I’d never have walked

If my heart hadn’t been broken

There is a beauty I’d never have seen

Had I not looked upon you,

There is a lie I would never believe

Had I never known for love to be true

There is a laugh I’d never have heard

Had I not made you smile,

There is a song from one sweet bird

I wouldn’t have chased for another mile

There is a dream I’d never have seen

Had I not fallen asleep in your arms,

There is a spell I wouldn’t have fallen under

Had it not been for your endearing charms

There is a sweetness I’d never tasted

Had I not kissed your two lips,

There is a touch from heaven and hell

That changed me irrevocably from your fingertips

There is a rhythm to which I’d never danced

Had I not laid my head on your chest,

There is a death from which I’d never recover

Had God not laid me down to rest

There is a life I’d never have lived

Had I not been the one to die for you,

There is a tear I’d never have shed

Had I not been destined to cry for you

There is a love I’d never have felt

Had you not been the one to break my heart,

But you are my muse—my inspiration

And you are the reason life imitates art

So if art is the lie that reveals the truth

Then I’ll love you once and all over again,

But you need to know that one lifetime’s not enough

And for this to last forever you must be more than my friend.