This Heart

This heart has carried sorrow

And known its share of pain

Praying for some bright tomorrow

When love could shine again

It has weathered all the losses

Of the ones it held inside

It has settled for the wrong hearts

Looking for a place to hide

There were times that it felt broken

Left so empty and alone

When the weight of simply living

Nearly turned it into stone

But it always found a way

To keep believing in the truth

That I could find the Angel

I had dreamed of in my youth

So, somehow it kept beating

And it led me to a friend

A heart that cast my fears away

And caution to the wind

This tired heart has found a home

It feels reborn and new

Because the Angel of my dreams

Is making them come true

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Pining

The moments we’re together

Pass at the speed of light

But time seems to be frozen

Going through these lonely nights

Waiting for the next time

And living for the bliss

That I’ve found in your loving eyes

The passion in your kiss

All the conversations

Replaying in my mind

Replace the lonely silence

In the space you’ve left behind

Now, I’m longing for the comfort

Each time we are apart

In this space that only you can fill

Since you moved into this heart

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Love Realized

I’m not sure just how it happened

Or exactly when I fell

A sweet, unfolding story

 That only love could tell

So much more than I could dream of

What could she see in me

 How could I want another

Her kindness set me free

From all the scars that marked me

And left me cold and bare

She chased away the darkness

And made this man aware

Of all the goodness in this world

And all that I had lost

The things that I let slip away

Not thinking of the cost

But still she saw a light in me

And reached into my soul

She healed me with her loving touch

And made my spirit whole

So, I will spend the time that’s left

And never will forget

To always cherish what we found

And love without regret

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For An Angel

There’s a kindness in your eyes that brings me comfort

And a tenderness inside that soothes my pain

There’s a way that only you can make me feel inside

And a smile that fills my heart with love again

There is love in every tender word you speak to me

There are dreams that you alone can make come true

And an emptiness inside that only you can fill

And a million reasons more that I love you

There is hope in every promise of tomorrow

And the joy of loving living for today

Where the gift of simply being here beside you

Is worth whatever price there is to pay

For this life spent searching for a certain angel

At times seemed like a foolish thing to do

But this love that I have found is my great treasure

And this heart of mine belongs to only you

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In My Skin

I don’t know why it took so long

I’ve had this skin for years

It took a lot of living

To get past these doubts and fears

So many loves and losses

Most lessons have a cost

Every wrinkle tells a story

Of something loved and lost

Struggling with self-confidence

And little self-esteem

Believed a life of happiness

Was just a fading dream

Then somewhere on this winding path

I made a subtle turn

Those lessons came together

And showed me what I’d learned

Stopped caring what the world thought

Started trusting in myself

Left those doubts that strangled me

In darkness on a shelf

Beside the things that held me back

Enabling me to be

Comfortable inside this skin

Like I was meant to be

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Words

Some words come so easily

Some feelings wear me down

The truth can be so hard to speak

Whenever you’re around

I wear my heart here on my sleeve

But something’s locked inside

Behind the smile here on my face

A secret I must hide

They say the truth will set you free

But my prison is my mind

Locked up with these memories

The truth is hard to find

Afraid to feel that pain again

While love just slips away

Standing cold and speechless

With so much left to say

So, we build up these defenses

Resigned to live alone

A heart designed to feel so much

Can slowly turn to stone

The tongue won’t speak the feelings

The mind controls the heart

When words could break down all the walls

Keeping us apart

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