The Man That Changed My Life
People come and people go
In and out of every life
Friends and lovers
Acquaintances
Sometimes a husband
Or a wife.
If we are lucky, someone appears
Like no one else has ever been
And makes us forget all of the others
Be they lover, mate or friend.
And when they come into our lives
They fill a void that's always there
From our day of birth until our death
That can't be filled by another's care.
I do not pretend to understand that
I guess God decided and made it thus
So all our lives we look for something
To fill that hole inside of us.
And I, like you, have searched forever
For things or people to set us free
And never found the thing we needed
Till we found it in you and me.
And oh, the things that you taught me!
Found talents hidden in my soul
You dug them out and polished them
And made them shine just like pure gold!
And I found in you what had been lost
Things so precious and so rare
Things no one else knew existed
But things that flourished in my care.
You changed my life and I hope
That I changed yours in some small way
You're now a part of my little heart
And there in my night and in my day.
So funny, funny are you to me
You make me smile and laugh out loud
You bring me joy when I least expect it
You are my sun in every cloud.
My other self I didn't know
Until I saw me in your eyes
And you saw you inside of mine
Much to your hard fought surprise.
You take the place of a thousand people
Who enter and leave quietly
Within the confines of my life
But none mean what you mean to me.
Wherever you end up, my love
Wherever on this earth you go
Remember I am always there
Remember too, I need you so.
And in my heart, I recognize
Even if you can't yourself
That I've changed you by excavating
The treasures in your hidden depths.
Things that make you who you are
But more the man that you can be
A lover, a warrior, a man of God
When I look at you, that's what I see.
©By Voo Shining Stone
July 29, 2019
11:53 p.m.
