If I Was Ready

A young man requested: "How can I tell my girlfriend that I love her, but am not ready to be serious? Can you help me with a poem about how I feel?" I told him I would try, and this is what came out.

If I Was Ready....

What I wish i could do is to follow my heart,
And spend all my days with you, never apart.
But my mind tells me no, that this cannot be...
Not now, not yet... I still need to be free.

There are so many things that I still need to do,
Even though I would rather spend more time with you..
There are lessons to learn and people to meet,
I am still very young, and life is so sweet!

But no matter what comes, even to the end,
I will cherish your name and call you my friend...
So I hope you'll remember this in all that you do,
Because if I was ready, it would be with you.

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Author's Note

Hit me with your best shot. :)