«I would like you to kiss me…» — Summary

I would like you to kiss me If you were loved me If you were stay with me and you were hug me If you were touch me

i would like you to kiss me If you were looking in my eyes If you were sayed something If you were smiled for me

I would like you to kiss me Affectionately If you were my best friend and my greatest love I would like you to kiss me just kiss me

I would like you love me If you were love me too much

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The speaker wants one thing: to be kissed. But the wish comes with a condition that repeats in almost every stanza. She asks for the kiss "if" the other person loves her, stays with her, hugs her, looks into her eyes, smiles at her. Each "if" lists what real closeness would look like, so the kiss stands for much more than a kiss. It means being truly cared for.

The mood is tender, a little shy, and quietly sad. The speaker never demands anything. She keeps returning to the same soft phrase, "I would like you to kiss me," as if she is afraid to ask for more. The short line "just kiss me" feels like the most honest moment, stripped of all the conditions. The ending shifts the wish from a kiss to love itself, "too much," which suggests a deep longing to be loved fully. The poem's non-standard grammar gives it a simple, sincere voice, like someone speaking straight from the heart.

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