without you
I could never be who I am
I could never have seen
what I have seen
nor be able to find what
I sought through what seemed
like a never ending night
thank you for being my rock
and my morning star
thank you for being you
thank you for letting me be me
thank you for never leaving me
for embodying my wishes
for being my desire
for being my healing balm
and my spark…for being my ache
for giving me something to reach for and keep
thank you for telling me that I can
for telling me that never is not an option nor a possibility
thank you for being my love
for your love
thank you for taking my hand, when I didn’t want to walk
for holding me, when I couldn’t see
thank you for consoling me when the tears wouldn’t stop falling
and when they wouldn’t fall at all
thank you for seeing me, as I was, as I am and not changing me
For that, I love you…always…
My wish and my wanting hope is
when you need me,
and you look over your shoulder, you’ll let me be there….
Jennifer Bush (now Harris) age 24) July 15, 2005
