If I If I were a river, you would be my stream. If I were a flower, you would be my pollen. If I were a cloud, you would be my sky. If I were a mountain, you would be my snow. But ... if I go crazy, you are my reason, the kind of love that dictates the seasons. Author Ricky Merriman wrote the poems of A Heartless World Is No World of Mine with the goal of proving his value for himself. He spent years seeing his worth through the eyes of others but failed to offer the same kindness to himself. He sought other people's approval to the point that he forgot to seek his own. Now all he can do is fight towards self-improvement. In this collection of poetry, he shares reflections on endurance and recollections of the events of his life. These verses offer proof of all that he is, what he does, and how he feels.