What If I Fell In Love?

what if i fell in love with a leaf, became the tree that nurtured? became the sun, the rain, and the wind, and the turning of the seasons... what if i fell in love with the lock on the knob of the door to eternity? what if you were the only key? whose hands would make the turn? what if i fell in love with shadows, etched by the blade of hungry light? whose face, whose form, whose scent... whose imprint on my soul? what if i fell in love facing death, and you were my last breath? would you breathe into me rivers... rivers and trees, and stone laid paths. what if i fell in love despite of... despite of wars, poverty, and anguish? would you restore hope to the hopeless? and build a fire to warm the night... what if i fell in love again, and we met like strangers for the first time? would your hand fit into mine? could we find passion stolen by loss? what if i fell in love because i have to, because i want to, because i need to? because life demands to be lived, and time is but a moment! what if i fell in love with a leaf... what sound would it make when it fell? would the world be strong enough to go on? would the sun ever rise again?