Beauty And The Truth Poem by hollie ash

if i were honest with myself
if i was free towards you
i could look beyond the now
with brevity and truth

if my eyes revealed reality
if us was just enough
i would wish for sunset skies
and silence in the dusk

if music heard me instead i of it
if trust was simply bliss
i should tell you how it felt
that would be my gift

if i smelt the weather change
if i crawled into the day
i might hope you'd comfort me
and tell me not to stay

if i heard the whippoorwhil
if it were clear and true
i could tell you what it meant
to walk the road with you.

if heat were cold and ice like fire
if drinking drunk was real
i would stand here wavering
and tell you how i feel

if touch did tell a thousand words
if we shared a falling star
i should package it into a gift
and tuck it near to heart

if things were true and real and good
if next i tripped on grace
i would run swift like the wind
to a more recent place

if time stopped still as it’s sure to not
if i breathed the earth
i could close my eyes to see
what lays beneath the hurt

if profanity explained it well
if whispers would suffice
i could explain the truth of me
and then i'd pay the price

if i saved tomorrow's life
if i washed your tears away
i still would feel inadequate
and not know what to say

if if's were not and you turned away
if you said to let it be
I’d want to right the wrongs i've said
and show you what is me

if we tasted bitter sounds
if we heard the sweet surprise
i might laugh about it anyway
well, wouldn't that be nice.