Lost Song

Close your eyes
Beloved one
Let these words
Carry you home

This body walked
Through confusion
Till it loosened
Old illusion

Each breath
Stayed with me
So these eyes
Could finally see

I thought life
Had to be solved
Didn't realize
The heart evolved

Breath was thin
Night was long
Still it held me
All along

You didn't rush
You didn't plan
You stayed with me
When I couldn't stand

You didn't pull
You didn't shove
You waited there
In patient love

I kept walking
Because of you
Quiet light
Shining through

I saw more
When I let go
No return
No need to know

Lessons came
Without a fight
Path appeared
In softer light

Nothing won
Nothing lost
Just the steps
Just the cost

Thank you, hands
For holding on
Thank you, lungs
For carrying dawn

Thank you, feet
For every doubt
For standing up
For walking out

I stand still
In the doorway
Hand on wood
Heart made real

One last look
At the fire
Then I step
Into the light

I won't leave you
I won't rise above
I'll walk this life
From the ground
Of love