If

If this were another time and place
If we could be exactly as we are
If I could shed my inhibitions, and you,
your imposed limitations
If distance could be wished away
and love conquer all.

I'd love you!

If our circumstances weren't as plain
If desires came first and reality last
If the rapid beat of my heart mattered
and the tingle I feel when you enter a room were enough.

I'd be with you!

If our worlds weren't thousands of miles a part
If children understood impulse and life forgave it
If soft and supple kisses meant you'd treat me as gently and sweetly.

I would be yours!

If only life were that simple.
If only wishes so easily came true.

I would stay right here and be with you!