If I said I love you
Would you laugh at me
Or simply look into my eyes
Then say, you must be free
If I said I need you
What would your reaction be
Or would just respond
I just want to be free
With out you I’m certain
That I would survive
I know that I would live
But I wouldn’t really be alive
© 11-20-05/RJH
Ray Hansell
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/if-i-said-5/