The Reason

The Reason ~~~~~~~~~~ The reason for these tears and heartache For this pain that you feel is not yours alone A love that's no more was of beauty and truth Do you remember when you cast it away? I always kept you close to my heart Letting you wander freely in my soul Even now as you suffer I bleed When you came to me it was love at first sight Taking the place of the void that lie in my heart Holding you close to my chest as a precious heirloom I never expected for you and I to part So beautiful, fragile, wonderful and shy All the things that I loved so much about you You knew at once you had caught my eye Watching your soul mending, seeing you grow Was my purpose being fulfilled Sharing my thoughts, exploring your dreams Giving you encouragement saving all your tears Then you simply went away, you were gone I saw no reason or rhyme, I simply accepted And suffered silently alone as I've always done I learned patience, I bided my time Taking the best of my soul with you My heart was crippled again by you just turning away I was deemed unworthy of your love A mortal wound was delivered to us that day Yet return you did and now I know It was far too little and way too late For only another could claim my lost trust And fill the void in my heart What was cast away in passion and lust Would never again be whole in this life All the sweet dreams were gone To a million pieces shattered I would have no daughter, no wife Denial and illusion had always been safe for me So I return to my corner alone and suffering Yet in my heart I am numb, there is no pain A universal constant that's so real Each action has an equal yet opposite reaction Loss will always equal gain Once you leave that special place you can never return Reality is a very harsh mistress We all know this is a true yet painful fact I do however know this, you will again find love In my soul I know that the choice was never truly mine And as you learned I may someday do the same The one for whom you traded me was never for you Still we cannot undo what is already done If you ever truly knew me you would realize It was never really about her at all And as the creator is my witness my soul remains clean What you see as betrayal, was your own.