In the innocence of youth and senseless betrayal
I was broken, shattered and torn apart.
All those years ago I would not open my mind
I couldn't bear to open my heart.
There was no love in this world for me
I was afraid to even try to believe.
With the loss of many things so precious to me
It was a notion I couldn't concieve,
But along the way, I met a beautiful young man
Full of compassion, love and trust,
With a gentle hand but strength in his voice
He was kind, considerate and just.
I did not believe that man could exist,
Not in the world from which I came.
I put to the test all his morals and values
And then turned my back in shame.
It was many years before I opened my eyes
To look at what I had left behind
I could see the heartless mistakes I made
And the love I never did find.
But somewhere in that past so bleak
Remained a memory of something right.
Something true and pure I was privilaged to hold
If only just for one night.
I gave up on love, but never lost hope,
I always said a prayer for romance.
The strongest of heart never let that die,
We hold out for one more chance...
Now by faith or miracle, I'll never know which,
Fate brought me back to you.
We were both different people than we remembered,
Different than what we once knew.
But I opened my arms and layed out my soul
To ask that you might forgive me.
Beyond what I asked, you gave me another chance
That hope and love might be...
To this great universe, there must be a plan,
If nothing else I know this to be true,
Thanks to who you are, in your heart and in your soul
I know trust, I believe, and I love you.
By: Christina
