If Life Were Easy

By Olufunke Kolapo

If life were easy
I would walk this land barefoot
Just to feel these cold stones
On my cold dry foot

If life were easy
I would embrace the drizzle
Dance in it all day long
Feel its sweet wetness
On my milk pale skin

If life were easy
I would sit under the full moon
Chat all night with her occupant
About all my dreams
Were the clock to turn back its hands

If life were easy
I wouldn't want you to know this life
Living my life in place of yours
Would spare you this hardship
And carry this burden alone

If life were easy
I would still wear these shoes
You, never try them on
I wouldn't trade my life with yours
Would gladly wear this pain
If there is a chance it could be you

If life were easy
I would still want you in my life.

For you.

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Published on Wednesday, March 19, 2014. Filed under: "Poetry"

Comments on "If Life Were Easy"

On Thursday, March 20, 2014, poe_lover28 (163) wrote:

If life were easy id be paranoid constantly lol, very lovely write, much enjoyed, thanks :)
A former member wrote: If life were easy, we would not survive. A life without a challenge is a life from which I would certainly hide!
On Thursday, March 20, 2014, Olufunke Kolapo (42) wrote:

Thanks for your warm and deep comment/contribution. Our challenges and experiences make us who we are. Without them we are nothing.