If I Must
I will be good to you
I can make no better promise than this
That I will be kind
Whatever comes
However wide
However hot
Or cold
The space between us
My hand will not always be in yours
But when it is
It will be gentle
I will not always think you wise
I will not always laugh
I will not always like the paths you choose
But I will love you when I cannot like you
And I will leave you softly, if I must
