what if you had stayed
“what if you had stayed?
would we still be on the couch,
fighting over what to name the cat?
what if mornings still tasted like honey,
and kisses still felt like secrets
the world didn’t want to know?
what if i held your hands tighter
and let go of everything else?
would you be here —
guiding me when i’m lost
in the light of your eyes?
maybe then,
this wouldn’t be a goodbye.
just a love poem
trying to stay alive.”