If.... (A Man) Poem by Eric Cockrell

if i shed a tear,
and wrapped it in brown paper...
and left it on your pillow,
would you hear the ocean?

if i laid my body down,
and became the wind....
that blew out your candle,
would you hear my heart?

if i chose to die,
for one moment of living...
and gave it to you without regret,
would you fly for a moment?

and if i loved you,
enough to turn deserts into rivers...
enough to turn brown leaves to green,
would you listen, would you listen?

and if i touched you,
with hands of fire and storm...
and my tongue undressed your eyes,
would you see me... a man!