We are many years into our journey together
Yet it still seems to be but yesterday when you
Rescued me from my loneliness and despair
We have discovered so many wonderful things
Sharing every hope and dream with each other
That would have otherwise been forgotten
Sometimes it felt as if I was walking a tightrope
Taking chances on finding my happiness
But yet I wonder how it could ever be possible
I believe deep in the depths of my soul
That now I have found my final happiness
The kind of happiness that you find in another's heart
Where you can relish in all the glories that you find
It seems like I strived endlessly in search of my destiny
I often remember how all my hopes and dreams
Seemed locked away for what I thought to be an eternity
Then you were sent to me and you released them
And you released a part of me that I never even knew existed
You helped me to discover that it was ok
for me to be right once in awhile, and it was ok to
share with you, my thoughts, and my advice, my desires
And you actually considered them
You showed me that there was no need to hide
When we would have a disagreement
You have stirred in me all that is important
Unleashing all these shadowed demons,
that longed to thrive in my heart and soul
But the most important thing that has been revealed
Is the fact that I deserve to be loved, and respected
I love you for awakening in me, my spirit, my hopes,
My dreams, and I love that you love me, for just being me...

© 2000 Janie Johnson