If only

If only

I have tread the waters of time, 

the flames of avarice,

and the winds of doubt

I have searched forever for someone like you

And yet you are still out of reach

I wish only to caress your hair with my hand

and tell you how you are the most beautiful pearl

in all of Earth's oceans

I wish to hold your hand in mine

and just sit together, while I read you

love poetry of the ancients

I wish to walk side by side with you
in the most beautiful garden,
although even the most magnificent garden
would pale in comparison to your beauty
 If only you could be mine....

If only.....