My inspiration for this love poem will remain anonymous, if she were to read this poem she would have her answer.
Mijn inspiratie voor dit liefdsegedicht blijft anoniem, als ze dit gedicht zou lezen, zou ze haar antwoord hebben.
You tell me that you've made the biggest mistake, you tell me you still love me, you tell me, you want to be together again, What would I tell you? I would tell you, after all this time, I’d have to ask, why? why not tell me, after we broke up, or maybe just a little later, but now, so much time has gone by, I would tell you, with the same words, I said to you when we broke up, I love you and I always will, my love for you has never waned, but now, how can I be sure, you will not break my heart again, I would tell you, as time has gone by, the thought that you would come back to me, had rarely crossed my mind, I had imagined, that one day, I might see you, say hello, and see your smile, but now you tell me, that you want to come back to me forever, I would tell you, for the longest time, I had waited for you, I had tried to forget you, I had tried to love again, I would tell you, I would have you back, again, for a moment and forever, I cannot deny my love for you.
(© 2001 - 2025, Neil Nathan, What would I tell you?, The Hague. Published 2020 )