Leading Role
We fell in love but could not see how roles for us would change.
Until a child was born to us, and the “us” was rearranged.
In came a little child and my role became “producer.”
With so much more to do, things just are not like they used to.
I lost the role of leading man, I am center stage no more.
The time and much attention, is on the baby she adores.
It is hard to fight the feelings that accompany the change.
I’m a father now, a server…what we had seems so estranged.
I truly love our little girl and the time and care she gets,
Yet I truly miss the times alone and the nights of tenderness.
I love to hear her laugh and see her grow so tall,
Yet I miss the dates and closeness that was ours throughout it all.
I feel blessed yet I regret to lose the place I used to hold.
Blessed to have my family, yet I miss my leading role.
Please remind me you still love me, tell me I’m your leading man.
Let me know that I still mean as much as when we first began.
I know this sounds so selfish, egocentric, full of “me”
But I think you too remember just how close we used to be.
There is a way to draw us closer; we must fight for time to share
Because together we are stronger than what only one can bear.
Lord, give me strength and servanthood, to live my role again!
I self-pity I had left the stage, Lord bring me back to when…
I courted her and cherished her; when romance drew a spark
And passion burned our hearts anew to love like from the start.
Give us both a fresh renewal of the love that lives within
And help us to remember, we are “one” to live for Him.
I feel that old rekindling of what drew us both together,
It was time together, just for us; always and forever.
Copyright © Tom Valles | Year Posted 2017
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