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You Were There
by Kelly Kirkpatrick
You
were there.... in that hidden, secret place none else could see
that
empty, aching space so deep in me ~
you
were there.
Thorny
walls around a wounded heart, undercurrents keeping us apart,
odds
against us from the very start ~
of
them none could with your strength compare... and you were there.
You
conquered demons standing in your path, stemmed the flow of evil's
aftermath,
found
the trembling child behind the mask...
freed
her captive heart and laid it bare by being there.
Vanquishing
relentless, choking fears, stilling horror's screams and searing
tears,
unfailingly
courageous through the years ~
healing
all with gentle, loving care while you were there.
And
yet, when all the battles had been won... just as my soul's
depths first felt the sun ~
just
when love and trust had made us one...
at
the long awaited hour of our dawn I found you'd gone.
Like
a frightened doe, I froze in place ~ ventured not one step beyond
that space
where
pain had been assuaged by your embrace...
trying
hard to mend the broken bonds... but you were gone.
Time,
it's said, heals each and every wound ~ love that burned so
bright is never doomed...
though
in silence it may lie entombed,
locked
once more inside its fortress strong ~ the place my soul returned
when you were gone.
Safe
therein my spirit once more sleeps ~ yet lives on and for it none
must weep,
for
by the light of faith it vigil keeps...
tenderly
preserving in its care... the memories of our love when you were
there.
'Twas
then my fettered heart was freed from chains, soaring far beyond
all grief and pain,
healed
by love and flying unrestrained,
salvaged
from the ashes of despair... by the precious moments you were
there.
In
this sequestered chamber I'll reside, despite the bitter winds
that rage outside...
our
love now tossed upon an ebbing tide ~ no longer am I solace sweet
denied.
Back
through the mists of time I' ll cast my stare...
and
find you there.
Dedicated
now & evermore to the One from whom my heart shall never
stray...
Your
Kelly
30 June 2001
~ Background Music Lyrics~
"I Go Crazy"
Performing Artist ~ Paul
Davis
"Hello, friend, it's been
awhile ~ guess you'll be glad to know
that I've learned how to live
and smile.
Getting over you was slow ~
love died in bloom and we could
not grow.
But I never thought that you
would really let go ...
that you could really let go.
I go crazy ~ when I look in
your eyes I still go crazy.
That old flame comes alive; it
starts burning inside,
way, deep down inside.
Oh, baby ~ you know, when I
look in your eyes I still go crazy.
And after all is said and done
~
after all of the tears have
been shed for the past and are gone,
the memories fade of being one.
They say old lovers can be good
friends ...
but I never thought I'd ever
see you again ~
I'd really see you again.
I go crazy ~ when I look in
your eyes I still go crazy.
That old yearning survives; it
starts churning inside,
way, deep down inside.
Oh, baby ~ you know, when I
look in your eyes I go crazy ...
Just when we'd both found
someone new ~
just when I thought I was over
you ...
I see your face and know it
just isn't true ~
I know it just isn't true.
I go crazy ~ when I look in
your eyes I still go crazy.
That old pain come alive; it
keeps hurting inside ~
way, deep down inside.
Oh, baby ~ you know, when I
look in your eyes I still go crazy ..."
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