If Only

Poetry

Photo by Manuel Meurisse on Unsplash

Fireworks in my heart
have lost their spark

butterflies in my gut are
struggling with chipped wings

the halo around cupid’s head
seems to lose its shine

the bracelet you once tied
around my wrist is rusting

if only I knew you a little less
there’d have been scope to
let the spark fluoresce

if only I had let my heart shut
I could have still felt those
fluttering butterflies in my gut

if only we were still shy
the halo’s glimmer
would have amplified

if only we knew
giving too much
would burst our love’s dew
the bracelet would have
looked even better than new

if only you were still a mystery
there wouldn’t have been just
these remnants of history

if only I knew you a little less
I’d still have the will
to want to know you
a little more…