If I Could

If I was an artist,
I’d paint you in a picture.
Capture all your beauty in acrylic,
Place a permanence upon your face,
Color and life always staring back at me.

If I was a storyteller,
I’d make you immortal,
A legend, a hero.
I would shout from the rooftops,
Commit you to folklore,
Make your memory
Outlast even those who came before you.

If I was a musician,
I’d write you a masterpiece.
Your heart the beating rhythm,
Your voice breathing melody in every word.
A song everyone knows,
Sung lifetimes after we’ve expired.

But all I am is a writer,
And all I have for you
Is this pen, these words.
You’ll live forever in my poetry,
Just as you’ll live forever in my soul.