If I Hadn’t Met You
If I hadn’t met you, how would I know I am the luckiest of all!
If I hadn’t met you, whose side would I be on now, and how would my life be?
If I hadn’t met you, some words are destined to rot only in my heart.
If I hadn’t met you, ten thousand years would truly be too long for me!
If I hadn’t met you, how would I know my eyes could so easily betray me!
If I hadn’t met you, my heart wouldn’t have become so narrow, narrow enough to only hold you.
If I hadn’t met you, how could my story have a continuation, instead of vanishing alone into the lonely crowd.
If I hadn’t met you, I wouldn’t have learned to rely, and I wouldn’t be reluctant to let go.
If I hadn’t met you, who would have made me their exclusive memory, a lifelong treasure, or perhaps no one would have even kept me in their heart.
If I hadn’t met you, happiness and sorrow wouldn’t seem so precious.
If I hadn’t met you, the happiness I promised myself might never be fulfilled even when I’m old.
If I hadn’t met you, I wouldn’t have believed that closing my eyes could truly let me see someone!
If I hadn’t met you, I would only need the seven-second memory of a mermaid, for I don’t want to bury anyone deep in my heart.
If I hadn’t met you, I would be as silent as an ant, because I know that too many words lead only to tears!
If I hadn’t met you, I wouldn’t fear hell, but later, I feared hell because it might not have you.
If I hadn’t met you, what does the passage of time matter, how dare I, alone, hope for an eternal heaven and earth!
If I hadn’t met you, how could I experience the sentiment, “The most beautiful thing is not the rainy day, but the eaves where we once sheltered from the rain together.”
If I hadn’t met you, I wouldn’t willingly be stranded on the beach of love; I would dive deep into the ocean.
If I hadn’t met you, how could my smile be so brilliant and charming, when no one appreciates it as earnestly as you do.
If I hadn’t met you, how could I enjoy listening to the wind rustling through the wheat, only because your gentle words have also moistened my eyes!
If I hadn’t met you, how could I know that irises represent longing, they were the first surprise you ever gave me.
If I hadn’t met you, how could I know I could still shed tears, that date, the ring in the wine glass was truly beautiful.
If I hadn’t met you, my memories might not have been so long.