IF I HAD KNOWN

IF I HAD KNOWN


If I had known you’d not love me,
I would not have been blind.
I would have never forced you to,
With me, your future bind.

Though it is true that I loved you,
I would have never liked
To force my love upon you and
Have your affections spiked.

It’s unfortunate you concealed
Someone else had your heart.
I wish we had, on path of love,
Never made such a start.

It’s not too late to recover.
We can yet retrace steps.
If you have someone else in heart,
We can divorce perhaps.


* Written in abcb rhyme and 8-6-8-6 syllabic format.
* Written for the “Inspirations” contest, "Invalid Item" , Round 14, March 2009, around the prompt: “If I had known”.


M C Gupta
16 March 2009