If I had known that

If I had known that
Love would give
this excruciating pain of agony
Never would I have loved you...

If I had known that...
Love would cake my cheeks
dry with tears profound
Never would I have loved you...

If I had known that...
Love would sometimes make you feel
that you had never been trapped
in its web intricate
Never would I have loved you..

If I had known that...
Love would sometimes make you wish
the earth to open up and swallow you alive... Never would I have loved you..

If I had known that...
Love would sometimes make you feel
that you had never grown up
Never would I have loved you...

Yet if I had to choose
between you
and the world...
My choice would be you and only you....