Read between the lines
You’ll be sure to see your reflection
Listen to the silence in my song
That’s the sound of your rejection

Try to block out your memories
I’ll just keep coming back through
Even in an abstract dimension
I’ll find my way back to you

We’ve been apart for awhile now
Barely seen you nor heard your voice
I’ve been missing you more than youth
We all know feeling is not a choice

I can’t explain my love for you
How it grew, or how it was shown
However dark you may be at times
You were that bright sun that shone

Call me tonight on the phone my dear
I’d love to hear you say my name
Comfort me with your courtesy
Strike me down with your blame

Even if in anger or in sadness
Hold nothing back, I insist
I just want to know you’re there
I want to know that you exist

Fall into my arms, let yourself go
We’ll summon another day and age
Your words are the key to my essence
Help me break this rusty cage

You’ve woven yourself into my life
Both the knitter and the thread
Sustained me with your love
Both the water and the bread

I cannot help but feel
That if we give this one more go
Every minute of our life
Will feel like that kiss in the snow

Time may erase some wounds
But time chips away at health
Come together with me soon
The heart’s where to find the wealth

And the warmth to keep us well
The shelter to keep us from harm
I’ll provide all for you, my dear
So long as you provide the charm

Now twirl like you know you want to
Dance as if you lack the care
You know I know the girl within
Life’s short; do as you dare

Free will makes us human
Humans are a wink and a shimmer
You’re here, I’m here, we’re alive
Let’s let this love glimmer.

-Tyler Woodbridge

01/20/10