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Dedicated to Trisha. I am very grateful to have her in my life.
That little secret I kept inside
Like oxidizer with fuel, burst into fire
I thought it was all good,
That all was as it should,
Because if not, then what would I do?
‘How are you, dear’, she asked
‘Oh, fine,’ I replied
In the tense second that followed
We both knew I’d lied
Because believe it was no big deal, I tried.
But she looks into my eyes
Sees deeply, not only spies
That guilty selfish need to spill it all out
Just to hear her reassurances out loud
Because her opinion weighs more than a crowd’s ever will.
It’s tough to be vulnerable and knock down your own walls
Piling brick after brick for months
Makes a building quite tall
Yet still I laid it all out, and let my soul shout,
Is this really for me?
With her gentle hands, she takes my heart
With her soothing words, she removes the doubt
With her beautiful smile, she radiates hope
With her earnest goodness, she extends a rope
And catches me before I fell, for I was falling, steadily yet abrupt.
That little secret I kept inside
Like oxidizer with fuel, burst into fire
Now I know it is all good
For all is as it should
Because if it wasn’t, I wouldn’t have been able to do it.
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(Written May.29/14, 9:05 – 9:20 PM)
–A.S.
