If I only knew..... 
how all of this would end. 
Would it change my thoughts of you?  
Would you become my friend?  
 
If I only knew..... 
how much time that we've got. 
Could I let my guard down?  
Could I take that shot?  
 
If I only knew..... 
You wanted to know me. 
That would make the difference. 
It's what I just can't see. 
 
The only thing I really know 
is that you are too late. 
I've tried to beg, to cry and scream. 
This life may just be fate.
Mary Nagy
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/if-i-only-knew/