Past Futures

What have I done to deserve you?

You who always thought you were right.

You who I saw right through.

Always at arm's length and within sight.

What have I done to deserve you?

The girl who was wrong for me.

The girl who made it hard to breathe.

Always wanting to leave, never setting me free.

What have I done to deserve you?

The one who would have been the last.

The one who claimed love, but was just a farce.

Now, an unpleasant memory in the past.

Empty walls and cold bare halls;

No love left to give; no hope left to live.

Or so it would have seemed, just then.

 When, along she comes, a divine gift to receive.

Where once was cold and empty,

Now joy springs eternal.

Where doubt once lingered and festered,

Now certainty seems all but a hurdle.

Now, what have I done to deserve you?

You who are the smile on my lips when I wake,

You who are the love of my life,

You who are now part of every breath I take.

The past, darling, that's where it'll stay.

Our future together, that's my privilege.

May we age together as a fine vintage,

And may we brave it all, come what may.

Her...

Her;

No love is truer;

No woman stronger;

No smile brighter;

 

No day happier;

No story sappier;

No heart purer;

All this, only when I’m with her.

 

Her Side...

 

memories...

 

 

Behind This Man...

Sifting, sorting, organising,

Through old memories, old project files.

I see who I'm becoming

Through years of trials.

Each notch, each 'partner'

Left her lessons, her...effects;

Taught me to be wiser, to be cautious...

Now left with a heart less than perfect; full of defects.

Looking at her now, as she sleeps by my side

I can't help but let out a smile that's a bit too wide.

I was brash and quick tempered

Now, with her affection, my aggression is tempered.

There was so much, before, that I could say in poetry.

Now, I struggle to find even the simplest words to say,

Fearing that none of what I write can ever portray

Just how amazing she is in any conceivable way.

She's The One

At last, at long last.

I've felt this way before

But that was in the past

Now, I feel it right to my core.

She sees right through my lies

That everything is fine.

She knows each and all of my cries

And the bullshit of every line.

There's no call for acting when she's around.

It's such a feeling, so profound.

For her, I'd happily kneel on the ground

And present her a ring, so very round.

Yes, I'm finally happy,

Finally free.

After all the tribulations we got through to get here

I can finally say it was worth it, my dear.