What Would Have Happened Then?

What if you had been more secure?
If you had been more comforted,
More ready for this love.
What would have happened then?

What if roles were reversed?
What if you had been the one who'd fallen,
And I the one who had caught you?
What would have happened then?

What if the world didn't give a damn?
What if the masses had let us be
And not put us in a glass cage
And just left us in the woodwork?
What would have happened then?

What if I had gotten angry?
If I had screamed or cried
Or let hatred clog my veins and kill me
Instead of being happy to have you as my friend?
What would have happened then?

What if I had never asked?
If I never forced my affections on you
And bit my tongue when anyone asked,
What would have happened then?

Was this the right choice to make?
After all, my bruised ego will go on
And maybe someday we can try again.
But I suppose we'll never know
What would have happened then.