I would kiss you
if I knew you could walk away,
if my lips were just a moment,
if my touch could be forgotten like a whisper in the wind.
I would kiss you
if my poison would not linger,
if the taste of me would not haunt your tongue,
if the echo of my breath would not turn to longing.
I would kiss you
if you swore it meant nothing,
if your heart was as hollow as mine,
if we were merely shadows passing through the night.
I would kiss you
if fate decided for us,
if a spinning bottle bound our lips,
if the stars aligned only for a fleeting thrill.
I would kiss you
if your eyes did not soften,
if there were no flames between us,
if we had everything to lose
I would kiss you
just for the rush,
just for the dare,
just because I can.
But I can't.
If I kissed you,
you would dream where dreams don't belong,
you would build castles on breaking waves,
you would find meaning where there is none.
I would kiss you
just because we can.
But we can't.
