It was your eyes
that enabled me to see
it was your touch
that enabled my touch
it was the thought
of a lasting life with you
it was that dream
and that hope
that saw me through
It was the way
that you cradled in your sleep
it was the way
that you showed me a way
it was your smile
when you said it all could be
it was your
lingering voice
that set me free
to climb your mountain
to sail your ocean
to roam your earth
and your sky
to breathe your air
to drink your water
to know this river
would not run dry
It was a world
in a world where I could feel
it was a heart
in the warmth of a heart
it was a day in your day
in your sun and moon
how could I
know that this day
would end this soon
Atop your mountain
I saw your ocean
I knew your earth
and your sky
I held your air
I sought your water
I prayed this river
had not run dry
But signs
unspoken
downcast
broken
jealous
frozen
cursed
unchosen
stabbing doubts
as your friends arrive
wondering still
is our love alive
burning fears
obscure my view
and cloud these eyes
as I look at you
But then I saw
beyond the chill
were we friends
instead of lovers
I could love you still
That's one thing
that I really knew
were we friends
instead of lovers
Then I saw
beyond the chill
were we friends
instead of lovers
you would love me still
That's one thing
that I really knew
were we friends
instead of lovers
Then we could smile
as we cater to our wounds
then we could laugh
at the strain in our laugh
then we could shrug
at the chains at the bars and palls
and we would
wonder at the chasms
and the walls
and climb the mountains
and sail the oceans
and roam the earth
and the sky
and breathe the air
and drink the water
and know this river
will not run dry
For then I saw
beyond the chill
were we friends
instead of lovers
I could love you still
That's one thing
that I really knew
were we friends
instead of lovers
Then I saw
beyond the chill
were we friends
instead of lovers
you would love me still
That's one thing
that I really knew
were we friends
instead of lovers
Then I saw
beyond the chill
were we friends
instead of lovers
I could love you still
That's one thing
that I really knew
were we friends
instead of lovers
Then I saw
beyond the chill
were we friends
instead of lovers
you would love me still
That's one thing
that I really knew
were we friends
instead of lovers
And you looked back
and caught me
with a smile
