If Poem by Saju Abraham

If you weren’t there
I’d be a flowerless garden
A song without music.

If you were not there
I’d be a stream tracking itself
Querying every boulder in the way.

If you’re not there
Spring would never arrive
Winter would prey upon my soul.

If you were there
I’d smooth over winter
And dare the sun to burn me.

If you are there
I wouldn’t care for flowers
Nor find a song off beat.

If you were there
If you are there.