What If I Told You? Poem by Danny Speicher

What if I told you I still love you, dear?
Not in the nostalgic, 'once upon a time' way
And not the way that some people flippantly say
What if I told you I still love you, dear?

What if I told you I think of you each night?
Of all the times we once spent together, happy
And of all those things we once said and wrote, sappy
What if I told you I think of you each night?

What if you knew each day I prayed for you?
For you to never stop following those big dreams
And for life to never be as hard as it seems
What if you knew each day I prayed for you?

Love, I still love you and miss you dearly
What I wouldn't give to have you near me

Would it ever work if we tried again?
If I was less forceful and more subtly inclined
And you were more focused on our 'ours' than your 'mine'
Would it ever work if we tried again?

Do you e'er think of the love we once had?
Living, loving life as we walked with hand in hand
And growing closer together, making our plans
Do you e'er think of the love we once had?

What if I told you I still love you, dear?
I love you in ways that dry, parched ground loves the rain
And, dear, I love you still, though from me you refrain
What if I told you I still love you, dear?

Oh, love, I love you and miss you dearly
And, oh, how I still dream of you near me

((February 1st,2009))