Always by Joyce Wallace
    
I've always dreamed
of what it would be like
to say that I am truly in love with someone,
to be able to say out loud "I can't live without you,
and my world would have no meaning
if you weren't in my life."
   
I've always been too strong
to admit that I need someone,
someone to hold my hand
and walk beside me,
to catch me if I fall
and lead me if I am lost or frightened.
   
I've always been afraid
of showing my true feelings,
to open up my soul and let my heart
feel what it's really like
to give and receive
the honest, unconditional love
that it's been crying out for.
   
I've always longed
for someone not just to say the words
' I love you '
but to see the love in his eyes
and hear the loving tone of his voice
when he speaks softly
and feel his adoring caress
that shows how deep his love truly is.
   
I've always thought
that this real love was just a dream,
something out of a fairy tale
that would never be mine....
until there was you.
   
I will always cherish your love....always.