You're the one I needed from the beginning
That I never knew
I always thought it was something else
And I chased what I thought to be true

I spent years on end looking for someone
Though my dreams pointed to you
And I got burned time and again
While time didn't run but flew

I finally gave up the search
And tried to live life anew
But guess who struts in through the door
The one I needed, You!!

I have to come out clean
To myself and you I need to be true
I picked up a lot of negatives
A clean up of my life is due

So be patient with me darling
Sit back, relax and enjoy the view
While I make this man a better me
And prepare the table for you

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Two friends met
The scenery was perfect
Coffee shop half empty
The smell of fresh ground java
The eye catching muffins
Kids taking selfies
A man on his phone
A girl in the corner with a laptop
Rain drizzling outside
Drops tapping on the window
Water splashing
Creating the perfect soundtrack
Two friends met in a coffee shop
And they talked about love

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It started with harmless banter.
A back and forth of wits and funny remarks
Sandwiched between all of that was intelligence, the kind I like
But I brush it aside, I have been there before and nothing good ever comes of it
We continue our ping pong of words
Words turn into sentences
Sentences began to have meanings
Meaningful conversations expose the values which you hold dear
Similar to the values I hold dear
It is too much of a coincidence
So I lift my eyes up to see who is behind these words
I see you.
Yes you…. In all totality
The content and the container all mashed up into one perfect being
You may call me naïve but I think you are perfect for me
As I am for you
I start to dream.
You have unlocked a part of me I had lost hope of ever opening
I can almost touch the future
This is it, finally
I mean, what could stop this moving train?
When I am with you, I feel you in my insides
Your voice permeating every echo chamber
Your eyes piercing the void left by fate and life
I placed myself on the altar of love
Gave up the ghosts of lovers past
Reborn into your arms
I’m all yours for the taking
So why aren’t you taking me?
I feel the hesitancy
It’s written all over your face
Worry lines drawing a sad picture
I am not to have this dream I crave
You didn’t need to say anything
The silence was deafening
Whatever the reason might be is inconsequential
I have been left hanging yet again
My sacrifice of love not accepted
Not enough
Darkness wins yet again
The light retreats
The door firmly shut
It is cold all over
I’m back to an all so familiar place
I have been here before and I knew nothing good ever comes of it
I thought you’d be different
A dream come true
Alas! You’re not to be

I have come to say my goodbyes
I am at peace with my foe
You smile and tell me everything will be alright
I know this is true
Because while that door is locked
And guarded closely by the darkness that so envelopes me
There’s light and love behind it
Waiting to burst like a pressurized can
To shower a deserving person
Drenching and drowning them in all the love I can offer
So I know I will be alright
It is you I worry about.

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