If

If blood smelled

like roses,

Maybe I could breathe. 

Maybe I could paint.

If only I could breathe.

If eyes saw

underneath,

Maybe you could love me.

Maybe you could be happy.

If only you could love me.

If pain sounded

like song,

Maybe I could hear.

Maybe I could laugh.

If only I could hear.

If death wasn't

so permanent,

Maybe you'd be alive.

Maybe you could breathe.

Maybe you could love me.

Maybe you could laugh,

If only you were alive,

maybe I'd be free.