If I Asked
Would you
touch my face
with a gentle hand
would you press
soft lips
against my cheek
would you slip
your hand in mine
palm to palm
as we walk
would you take my arm
on the street
would you forgive me
my crimes
all the things I've done
could you forgive
everything
I've done to you
could you be my friend
if I asked
if I could ask
or are we only lovers
is that all the dead can be