I find myself traveling through memory as of late. Back to the times where summer lasted forever in a magical haze. Times spent outdoors in the hot sun. The feel of wet grass under my calloused feet after using the hose to cool down.
Those summer evenings stand out most of all. A sunset sky engulfing a view of the neighborhood as the warm summer breeze blows through an old screen window. Dreams about the future being inspired, untainted by the harshness of reality.
Naivety protected me then. The unknowing and uncaring shield of youth and ignorance. Life's many burdens seemed so far and untouchable.
I find now that I am very much like a stone in a stream. I am unmovable as the world and time flow by me. But also like a stone in moving water I wear and age.
There are those that have the ability to pick me out of the water and to move and inspire me. They show me I have worth and they push me to move in a direction of growth and healing. She does that. That's why I had to make her mine. Because she shows me I have value and talent. She pushes me to be a better person. She helps to pull me up and away from those who would drag me further into my own personal darkness. She helps open my eyes to truth and light. There are times when she makes me feel like I did back then. So care free and ready for the roads ahead of me.
She is my wife, and my best friend. She sees things in me that I can not. She is my voice of reason when my head becomes a place of chaos and despair. Thank God, I found her.
Those summer evenings stand out most of all. A sunset sky engulfing a view of the neighborhood as the warm summer breeze blows through an old screen window. Dreams about the future being inspired, untainted by the harshness of reality.
Naivety protected me then. The unknowing and uncaring shield of youth and ignorance. Life's many burdens seemed so far and untouchable.
I find now that I am very much like a stone in a stream. I am unmovable as the world and time flow by me. But also like a stone in moving water I wear and age.
There are those that have the ability to pick me out of the water and to move and inspire me. They show me I have worth and they push me to move in a direction of growth and healing. She does that. That's why I had to make her mine. Because she shows me I have value and talent. She pushes me to be a better person. She helps to pull me up and away from those who would drag me further into my own personal darkness. She helps open my eyes to truth and light. There are times when she makes me feel like I did back then. So care free and ready for the roads ahead of me.
She is my wife, and my best friend. She sees things in me that I can not. She is my voice of reason when my head becomes a place of chaos and despair. Thank God, I found her.
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