Because You Are There

After being cheated and betrayed After being worked through I felt used When it came to an end I was not amused Then I was spent, exhausted and abused An investment in love totally misplaced Days of betrayal turned to weeks of self denial How shameless, heartless, and merciless Left hanging on the edge of a cliff precariously Heartbroken buttered by the gusty winds furiously Clinging on self-blame, bitterness and hatred ingloriously Here you came out of the blue loving graciously You pulled me out of the mud at nightfall An adoring gesture to cherish and recall Today I am a sailing ship with a mast You give me the strength to love and to trust The power to break through the crust The courage to wipe away the dust and forget the past so I can love again No wonder love is like the new moon So resilient that it stays all afternoon Refuses to be broken by the sun even at noon I've the assurance this is not a short honeymoon You're forever mine to cherish and to love You're the song that I sing when bathing You're the anything in my everything You're the rose that I can let grow by my window You're the softy wool tucked in my pillow Love has a meaning because you're there