The night air may stop
My eyes from closing, but
Only she can truly open them.
The world is a dull place
When it is not reflecting
Her radiance.

I no longer see with just
My eyes, but with my heart.
Beauty touches me and
Moves me in ways I never
Knew were possible.

This is being awake;
This is being alive.
This is feeling at home
In the world, rather than
Merely visiting.

This is the gift she gives me:
The feeling that I can
Be me at last, because
She will always want to
Know me as I am.

07/14/2008

Posted on 07/28/2008
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