If, if..., (Re-write 3/12/11)

If I were your heart beat...
Would you reach inside yourself and rip me out,
to stop my cadense from creating a new rythym to your music?
If I were the sun...
Would you walk in the shadows,
to keep my warmth from touching your skin?
If I were the wind...
Would you hide behind a rock,
to keep me from flowing across your body?
If I were a tiny blade of grass...
Would you mow me down,
to keep me beneath you?
If I were running water...
Would you bottle me up,
to sell to the masses?
If I were your joy...
Would you live in misery,
to show me that you're in control?
If I were the blood coursing through your veins,
Would you cut them open?
to drain me from inside you so I couldn't reach your heart.
If I were the air that you breathe...
Would you hold your breath,
to keep me from filling your lungs?
If I were life...
Would you sentence yourself to death,
so you didn't have to realize that I make a difference?
If I were death...
Where would you go from there
to keep me from capturing your soul?