Jose Luis Rubio Zarzuela: If I Were

Illustration: AI

If I were a gardener

I would plant in your heart

Roses and red carnations

but how am I not

I can only give you away

my heart made into verse.

If I were a sailor

I would set you on my boat

to go around the world

but how am I not

i will hold your hand

to walk the trails.

If I were a painter

a portrait would make you

to never forget you

but how am I not

In my mind I will record

your adored image.

If I were a poet

my love would tell you

in a handful of verses

but like yes I am

I'm already doing this

so that it lasts in time.