If I Had Known…

If I had known it would be the last

I would have held you longer,

Slipping my arms around you,

Pulling you close to me, too,

Placing my cheek on your chest,

Stroking your hair, watching you rest.

If I had only known.

If I had known it would fade so fast

I would have kissed you deeper,

Absorbing your lips' softness,

Losing myself in your kiss.

Drinking in all your desire,

Refusing to quench the fire.

If I had only known.

If I had known it would be the last

I would have stayed through the night,

Holding on to every breath

As if it would mean my death

To let you go.

If I had only known.

Filed under: Lost in the Aether Tagged: poetry, romance