Home in You

There were times I didn’t know where to turn

Drowning,

In a sea of others’ wants and needs,

Trying to fit it in,

Desperate to hide the ugly truth.

The world was a foreign place,

I didn’t feel right,

A square peg in a series of round holes.

I was destined to remain alone.

Until I saw your eyes,

Deep and blue,

The wisdom of the ages,

Of a thousand lives lived,

Simmering,

Just below the surface,

Masked ever so softly,

By the excited twinkle of a naughty child.

You took my hand and held me close,

No price,

No reservation,

And in your soft, loving arms,

I found salvation.

Safe and warm,

I felt protected,

You held me tight,

But let me soar,

As far and high as I wanted,

Always waiting to welcome me back,

Into those eyes,

Into those arms,

Into my home.