What If I Told You That I

A love poem

If I told you how much I love you would you respond with an imagined playful affection joyful exuberance and a worldly smile

Or would the nakedness of my words left out there come back to shred my heart

This is the question where not knowing the answer is a paradoxical comfort in itself

Who would have thought our worlds would pivot around the utterance of a feeling Just three words, I love you

But the gravity pulls deep If not only for myself But because of their meaning

The mere thought of your love oscillates my mind between limitless heights of elation and rivers of despair

Second-guessing, wishing and checking Looking for signs of a palpable conclusion

Each interaction a catalogue of cherished moments quickens my heartbeat sending blood tingling throughout

Riding the sensation spinning the illusion

If I dare say, I love you Would you say, you love me too because once said We both know there is no turning back