if you love me, let it be today …

If you love me,
let it be today —
not from fear of loving me,
but because you welcome me to stay.

Let me stay
in every corner of your heart —
and through every one of our adventures,
even when we are apart.

If you love me,
let it be today —
so I can cherish our fullest joys,
and the deepest tears we may face.

Let me face
all the changes that may come,
and that might leave either of us in grief,
when our time is done.

If you love me,
let it be today —
so I may learn to find peace
in every truth when our love breaks.

Let me break
from the heart that blooms,
for I’ll cherish our love in truth —
whether near or soon.

If you love me,
let it be today —
with a heart that’s true to you,
come what may — we say.

Let me say ‘love’ to you in other ways,
for the peace we savor
in that victory
that will forever stay.