To Walk Beside You

"To Walk Beside You" I met you in the silence Between laughter and retreat, Where fire met still water And wild hearts dared to meet. You saw the storm inside me And called it too much flame, But it’s the heat that forged my spirit, Not a thing I’ll ever tame. You asked for open softness, For a love that wraps and mends, But love is not a binding rope, It’s where the breaking ends. I’ll walk with you through sorrow, I’ll hold your trembling hand, But I won’t step out of myself To help you understand. You crave a safer rhythm, A song with gentler sound, But mine is sung in thunder, Still sacred, still profound. So heal, love, and I’ll witness, I’ll be there, brave and true, But I can only love you fully If I’m allowed to be me too. Not to fix, not to follow, Not to shrink or bend or hide, But to meet you in the middle, Whole, unmasked, and side by side. Lev