If I could hold you here –

Just like this –

Until time made sense, and if

Tomorrow was merely a suggestion,

I would.

If I could hold your hand –

Just like this –

While staring at seams in ceilings,

And speaking of how God

Moves in mysterious ways,

I would.

If I could hold my breath –

Just like this –

Waiting for your eyes to catch mine,

And my soul to feel as free

As the spirit you offer,

I would.

If I could does not always mean I can

But know, in the visions of my mind,

And on the stage of my heart,

I am.