Saturday, February 21, 2009

I LOVE YOU

I LOVE YOU;
NOT ONLY FOR WHAT YOU ARE;
BUT FOR WHAT I AM;
WHEN I AM WITH YOU.

I LOVE YOU,
NOT ONLY FOR WHAT
YOU HAVE MADE YOURSELF;
BUT FOR WHAT YOU HAVE MADE ME;

I LOVE YOU;
NOT ONLY FOR WHAT YOU FEEL AROUND ME;
BUT FOR WHAT YOU MAKE ME FEEL;
I LOVE YOU;
AND I WILL LOVE YOU ALWAYS.

If I Had Known

IF I HAD KNOWN WHAT TROUBLE YOU WERE  BEARING;
WHAT GRIEFS WERE IN THE SILENCE OF YOUR FACE;
I WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE CARING AND GENTLE;
AND I WOULD GIVE YOU GLADNESS FOR A SPACE;
I WOULD HAVE BROUGHT WARMTH INTO THE PLACE;
IF I HAD KNOWN.

IF I HAD KNOWN WHAT THOUGHTS DESPAIRING DREW YOU;
(WHY DO WE NEVER UNDERSTAND?)
I WOULD HAVE LENT A LITTLE FRIENDSHIP TO YOU;
AND SLIPPED MY HAND WITHIN YOUR HAND;
AND MADE YOU STAY MORE PLEASANT IN THE LAND
IF I HAD KNOWN.