If

If I wasn’t cold and silent

I wonder if you would’ve liked me

If I spoke more and smiled

And expressed the pure joy that seized me

When I saw you

Would you have liked me?

If I told you that I wanted to speak to you

Hear your voice

Hold you

Be with you

Would you have liked me?

But now that I smile a lot

Laugh a lot

Talk a lot

Do you like me?

If I had met you as the version of myself now

Would you have fallen for me?

Would your heart race for me?

Would you wish to be with me?

Wish to hear my voice

Exchange words with me

See me

Even for just a moment

And cling onto that brief interaction?

Would you make an effort to love me?

#poem #poetry #love