How different would
my life be
if I learned to let you go
long before my heart ached
with that telltale know?

Would I be as wise,
genuine, fearless and true
If I had just kept on going
and never said hello to you?

Would I be as stubborn and determined
if I had really walked away
never responding to the text
you sent the following day?

What would I be if
I uncared right now
Would I be less or better
if only I knew how?

If I emptied out all the heartache
from your tepid little dance
Would my lessons have mattered
or my destiny return to chance?

If I unloved you tomorrow
will my life ever be the same
If my lips had never worshipped
the taste of love mingled with shame?

If I close the door forever with
my questions never quelled
Will my time left here continue
feeling so cursedly unfulfilled?

If unhello, unanswered, undesired, unremembered, unexpected, unkissed, uninspired, undreamed, unfelt , unhoped; Could make me understand,

I still couldn’t, unlove you
It was never part of the plan.