Cold, Lonely Night

The night was dark, lit only by moonlight, 'Twas a lonely setting—a path of merely dark and shadow. And in the shadows, who've claimed me their knight, I hide in my darkness—I hide, deep, dark, and low. I can't stand to believe one thing That this unreal monochrome world tells me. Whether it was fact or not—nothing, I don't know who to believe—I don't know who to be. But through your words—a simple statement, You've helped me realize—you truly changed me, I found you were that flower heaven sent, And I'd never let you withered and dark be. In this cold, lonely night, I couldn't depend, On anyone—for failure and abandonment, I did fear. All I wanted was for this night to end, In hopes my thoughts of troubles would clear. Yes—I knew the town I dwelt in wasn't real I knew well—I lived in a crooked, distorted fantasy. But in it, an incorrect correctness, I did feel But that was until you saved me—and that all became history. Whether truth or fake; counterfeit, I thought that there was nothing left undefamed, That there was nothing left without hate, But my beliefs were swept away when you came. For by mere words; a simple statement, You helped me change—I'm a new person, thanks to you, To me, you're not a flower—you're an angel heaven sent, You rescued me, my love—you saved my heart and my life true. And now in this icy night, on you I can depend, In the right yet unseen path, that was where you steered me. And now, my love, I want to—until the end— I want to always love you—with you is where I want to be. 'Something seemingly unexpected and insignificant changed my life' contest, August 20