Poem To My Love

Forgotten, I struggle to go on alone.
Their words are piercing, they wear me down.
The voices continue and never relent.
My spirit is broken, my life is now spent.

The only thing keeping me going is you
The memory of your smile is getting me through
I still feel your arms as I'm in your embrace
I still see your eyes as I look at your face

I will not be haunted by what could not be,
For you will I live, and my love is for thee
Your life is so precious, your soul is so pure
It brought me right in, hooked me right like a lure.

You brought me back from the cold pull of dispair
I can't even remember how I got there
My heart fell in love with you right from the start
And from that point on you were first in my heart

At first it was almost a forbidden love
You were so taken, recipient of
Another one's love, so I tried to be "friend"
That person on whom you could always depend

But it was so hard to hide my feelings then
A simple look here, a smile, and when
You were having a hard time with things going on
I tried to be the one you could lean upon

But then it got too much to lie and pretend
I could not keep telling you you were my friend
For you are so much more than I ever told
My feelings for you are so rich and so bold

I constantly wish I had told you before
I love you so much, and care for you more
Than anyone else that I have ever met
I would give my life to you if you'd ask me yet

And I want so much to be the one you adore
To love you and cherish you deep to the core
For years and years I would not hesitate to
Hold you in my arms and say that "I love you"

So now I will hope, for I have you right here
Inside of my heart, so I've nothing to fear
Although all these miles seem to go on forever
The bond that we share, it never will sever

I do not know where my life will take me
But I do know this, I'll forever love thee.
And even though we may be far apart
You are so very close, you're here in my heart

This chapter of my life that I'm going through
I sincerely wish could be spent with you
I dream that my life could be spent with the love
That I share with you, my perfect soft dove