If you didn’t dream up always new ideas
And if they didn't empower you
To make our dreams become more real,

If you didn't dance in the rain,

If you didn't cry
For not being a child
Any longer,

If you were able to forget yourself
For falling away into your body,

If you never screamed
In the darkness,

If you didn’t have
Enough courage
To make love
In the snow,
To feel
That snow melting on the ground,

Certainly you couldn't touch my soul,

Because I would prefer
To walk around
And to put my love in my hands
And, like a beggar, to stretch my left hand in your direction.

Moreover,

Like King Lear, to stretch my right hand in your direction,
Because if you really loved me,
I would never let you go.




Marieta Maglas

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/king-lear-2/