You and I

I locked myself away, 
so carefully and so tight, 
I drifted endlessly from day, 
impossibly to night. 

I tried to accept my misery, 
as the only life I've ever known. 

Though I didn't allow myself to hope, 
though I told myself not to believe, 
as it was the only way I could cope, 
I still found myself having to grieve. 

No matter how I tried to protect 
from the pain and hurt I've faced, 
never giving anyone the opportunity to reject, 
I still longed so deeply to be embraced.

Wistful and lost I called to you, 
without ever knowing your name, 
I didn't dare to think it could be true, 
but still, against all odds, you came. 

With a key to the prison I created, 
you unlocked all that I am and could be, 
with a love that must have been fated, 
finally shared between you and me. 

You became my haven, 
in which I could finally rest, 
and forget all that I might have mistaken 
for being for my best. 

Now I know better because of you, 
the angel by my side, 
now I know that love so true 
is something that can’t never hide. 

For every wish I ever made, 
you are my shining star, 
I know our joy will never fade, 
No longer alone, you are never far. 

You turned my stormy night, 
into an endless sunny day, 
you turned my darkness into light, 
and I am grateful in every single way. 

Thank you for easing my pain, 
thank you for unlocking my soul, 
thank you for all that I gain, 
when your loving presence makes me whole.