This pen flows
With deepest feeling
From heart to fingertips
This poet has known
The gashes of pain
And the warmth of love
The extremes of up and down
Were violent
But you’ve always been there
Since it all began
Telling me how beautiful I was
And how much you cared
I never knew how to listen
Uncomfortable and unwilling to agree
With compliments you gave
The truth couldn’t be happy
You said you understood
And I fought it tooth and nail
I felt alone in a world of darkness
And that’s where I was prepared to stay
Now I look back
Stare at the words
I left behind on paper
The pain I felt everyday
Though I hurt
You were always there
Waiting to pull me through
When I was ready
I couldn’t have done it
Without you