Once upon a time,
God presented you to me
when life seemed so meaningless
without true love.
There you were,
with eyes so gentle
as the breeze
that came with each touch
of your hand to mine.

Within these eyes
you would gaze so deeply,
as though you were peering
directly into my soul.
Each time, this gaze would draw
me deeper into yours,
while allowing my heart to open up
to the one thing that has been missing
for such a long time

This one thing is defined
simply as a soul mate.
You touched me,
understood me, loved me,
unlike any other man has
ever been able to do.
These three things alone were the answer
to my long unanswered prayers.

You were my reflection
staring back at me in the mirror.
You could read my thoughts,
unlike another.
You treated me like a queen,
and I treated you like a king,
a match made only in Heaven.

We gave each other direction,
support, and attention;
qualities lacking forever it seems,
but which came so easily for us
because of our true
addiction to each other.
The want and need to feel complete
was met in all actions of our devotion
and commitment to each other.

When this kind of love finds you
never let it go.
For one day, you may find yourself
making the same mistakes as before;
when right there in front of you
stood perfection of true love
staring you in the face.

Love is a gamble indeed,
but finding a soul mate is
only one chance provided to thee
in our lifetime.
Embrace this chance, cherish it,
and embellish the true euphoria
it provides to you.

The connection with a soul mate is eternal;
however, sometimes life will
present challenges which
may try to undermine
the bond between you.
The temptations or desires
of human nature
can be strong enough at times
to cause a change in the
balance of this uniformity.

A period of self-discovery
may be needed
to strengthen the fears
fueled by past hurt.
This hurt can cause
so many doubts within oneself,
especially in the belief
that someone so amazing
can actually be a lifetime partner;
that what is actually happening
is one’s dreams coming true.

Most importantly remember,
this connection is greater than
anything in this natural world,
including any negativity
towards its existence.
It survives through
good times and bad times;
it prevails over
even the toughest challenges,
because by its power alone,
these two souls will remain
intertwined forever in their
earthly and spiritual existences.

Though our time was short
this first time,
through faith alone,
we will find each other
in one another’s grasp again.
The pull we have toward each other,
will be stronger than before.
All doubts and fears will be gone;
everything will appear
and feel as it should.

Two soul mates brought together by fate,
briefly separated by chance,
yet always yearning for each other.
These same two soul mates,
one day finding their way back to the path
that they had once been traveling together.
Soul mates putting everything back into place,
as it was meant and destined to be.....

Vicki A. Zinn

April 20, 2012