If I loved you
I’d never say ‘I love you’
Instead I’d write you a thousand poems
And a hundred letters,
Only to never send them to you.
If I loved you,
I’d plant your favourite flowers in my garden,
Tend to them every day
And every time a flower would bloom
I’d think about you.
If I loved you,
I’d wear your initials in a chain around my neck,
Your name dangling close to my chest
And every time I’d think of you
I’d hold your name tightly in my hand.
If I loved you,
I’d wish you at midnight on your birthdays,
And knowing well if I sent you any flowers
You’d throw them away
But I’d send you flowers anyway.
If I loved you,
I’d wish for your happiness on a shooting star
Rather than wishing you were mine.
I’d pray for your safekeeping
More than I’d pray for mine.
If I loved you,
I’d pretend that I didn’t
Because I’d love you in silence.
And if I loved you
I’d write you a poem every week
For all the weeks I’ve loved you…
It is advised to read the poems in order of publication.