DEFINING EMOTIONS

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.