I Heard My Name
I Heard My Name.
I heard the vastness speak my name.
It told of troubled days.
In my eagerness to be here,
I agreed without delay.
Bursting through the veil,
I came to live this life.
Knowing that it held
my days of pain and strife.
Choosing my own path.
With lessons to be learned.
I come to this, my grateful heart
for that which I have yearned.
Strength of love, pain of loss.
In all things, equal measure.
The hate, the hurt, the anger.
The love, the joy, the pleasure.
I’ve lived it all, I’ve loved it all.
I’ve seen and felt so much.
The cold of the hardened concrete.
The warmth of the human touch.
The bliss of a newborn child
Or, the pain of a childhood lost.
For the love that I’ve been given,
I’d gladly pay the cost.
Now, my colors are fading.
My hair, it’s turning grey.
As much as I would like to,
I know I cannot stay.
Other journeys await me.
As my time comes to its end,
With me, I’ll carry you.
And, to you, my love, I’ll send.
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