New Year

New year , new me Or is it just that I've been finally freed From the shackles of sullen times once spent alone No more standing with offerings before my old Love's stone Knowing that to others, I have nothing to prove I tried to hide my tears beneath the rain and gloom Before my new self was born and is now in full Bloom I took a chance on moving on Trying somehow to unlock my cold heart And hit "send" to ask about His military garb Never knowing a man so strong or so large Would come crashing into my heart like a barge And leave me powerless against his honesty and charm One day I was sitting in the car Realizing that my life would soon become Ours His large grin and stance soon answered the door Of our new home and a brand new world to explore With someone who never asks me to be more Than myself or who I'm striving for