I Thank You

When I look upon
Your heart
Laid bare before me
What do I see?

What would you have me see?
Would you have me see
The good and the pure
And ignore the rest?

Would you have me see
All the kindness and caring
The humor and intellegence
And ignore the faults?

As much as I'd like to believe
In your perfection
I know you aren't.
Nothing is.

But I see the kindness and caring
The good and the pure
And the faults.
I love you all the more.

When you look upon
My heart
Laid bare before you
What do you see?

What would I have you see?
I would have you see
The good and the pure
As well as the darkness

I would have you see
The kindness and caring
The humor and intellegence
And the darkness

The darkness
That I have accepted
As a part of my life
As a part of my soul.

What do you see?
Do you see
The frightened girl
Looking back at you?

Do you see
Yourself
Reflected back
In my eyes?

But there is light
In my life
You are the light
In my life.

Once, all was darkness
Then, I met you
I knew not the light of love
Till you showed me.

You gave me that gift
The gift of light
And love
For that, I thank you.

You had the patience
To endure my fears
My insecurities
My questions.

You had the understanding
To hear my sins
Without judging me
I thank you.

Dear heart...
You are my heart
I had not a heart
Till your love gave me one.

I knew not love
Till you, dear heart,
Awoke it in me.
And for that I thank you.