If I could leave you
without leaving you
I would
But I can’t
I can only leave
without saying goodbye
If I could kiss you
without loving you
I would
But I can’t
I can only kiss you
with all my being
If I could have sex with you
without making love
I would
But I can’t
I can only give myself to you
whole and uninterrupted
If I could only be a bird
without needing to fly
I would
But I can’t
A bird isn’t a bird
If it doesn’t use its wings
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