About someone I loved with all my heart, when I didn't yet know how to love myself more. |
I was searching through my heart in the deepest and most sacred places, Sorting through the remnants of a sad and pain-scarred life, And there, among the broken pieces and shattered dreams of a child who had to grow up much too fast, I found you. You, who were always there to comfort me in my need. You, who took my hand to guide me along a rocky path. You, who through your tender compassion eased the terrible hurt, the awful load I carried. You, who loved me as I felt I had never been loved before, Giving me the strength to go on, to survive. To endure. In my searching, I found you again, right at a time when I could have used another shoulder to cry on, Another hand outstretched to guide me, another compassionate heart to share my pain; another deep love enabling me to trust again. In all of this, I thought of you. I remembered you. Your gentle smile, your soft words, your sweet touch, your open arms. At another time in my disillusioned life I saw you again, the same as you always were to me, with the same knowing look in your eyes, the same understanding spirit; And I wanted to go to you, to be with you again, to feel the security of your presence. I respect you, look up to you, would do anything for you, and I trust you would do the same for me. In my life I could never replace you, Never forget you. Never let you go. (Original write date: January 1994) |