if I told you

If I told you

If I told you what I was

thinking deep 

down in the darkest dirtiest corners 

of my mind the fiery depths of hell 

itself would raise up from the ground

below then come calling out my name 

to take my soul as all the thought 

of what I want to do with you when we 

are alone just me and you would put 

even the devil himself to shame, 

I see only an angel standing there right 

in front of me causing all the sins that 

have been plaguing me since the first 

day that I had ever seen your beautiful 

face that summer day, back when 

you made my heart begin to race 

making my whole body tremble 

and shake as it still does whenever 

you are around, I would even reach up 

in the night and capture all of the stars 

up in the midnight skies to keep them 

from falling then steal all of their 

wishes and to wish you always here 

by my side, find and close all the 

wishing wells so their wishes would 

go to no one else, then find a genie 

wish three that no more magic 

can come from the lamp until forever 

has come and gone, then track cupid 

down to where he is from and break his 

arrows in half and then tie him to 

his bed so he could no longer I away at 

all so hard to keep when love shows 

itself finally to my day as a treasured 

piece of art showing the last of the 

the greatest love we shall ever know. 

Poet Richard M Knittle Jr

A Poet's Journey