I WAS ALWAYS NEXT DOOR

I curl my toes

In the sands of my time

Winds whispering to me

That voice…never finds me

Waves approach, but never

Cool, this deep longing of mine

Where are you

Where are you

To mend this longing in my heart

A smile that stays with me…

You never noticed me before

But I was always here

Through the fog of my time

This shadow is coming near

Drawing nearer at this moment

Off to my right…a distant voice

You seem to be lost in this moment …

Are you here

To mend this ache in my heart

A smile that stays with me…

You never noticed me before

But I was always here

There, as I glanced right

A sunrise opened there

In those deep blue eyes

I could lose myself there

Staring…my heart-pounding

Not knowing what to say

That voice once again…

You seem lost

But I am always near

Are you here

Are you here

To mend this ache in my heart

A smile that stays with me

You never noticed me before

But I was always there

My journey has been long.

Ghosted by memories of failures before

This deep longing for more

Overflows in my soul

I long to share the sunrises

Each day of my life

Are you here

Are you here

To mend this ache in my heart

A smile that stays with me…

You never noticed me before

But I was always there

I see this in your eyes.

Perhaps now your eyes will open wide

To realize that was always there

You know me

Never reached me

In the fog of your days

I am the person next door

Who always smiled at you

And lit up when you were near

Together, we may mend

These aches in our hearts

We were always there

But never there

Is now the time…are we

Prepared to open our hearts

Hand in hand…

Let's walk on the beach of our time

Our longing will end

If we open our hearts

To sunsets each night

As we enter the same door