I heard you speak tonight
You bared your soul in a private space
And you saw me in you
Do you know?
I couldn't find the words to say that I understood you
That you had described my life, my wanderings in this world
So accurately
I almost didn't recognise myself in you
You looked so scared
So strong
So valiant in your battle
So confused by your own mind
And you broke me down
I had felt so alone in my conviction
That everyone else thought these things and won
I hadn't imagined that anyone else
Felt the way I did?
I thought I was surrounded by aloneness
Until I heard you
You made me see that it had just been me
But I was never on my own
You hovered at the end
Then left
I'd wanted to say what seeing you meant to me
But I couldn't clear my mind enough
To let you know how much you'd helped me:
In your hour of need
You gave me the strength you were searching for
I hope I can tell you to your face some day
That you changed my life tonight
In that way that only chance meetings can
Quickly
Quietly
Beautifully
Thankyou, my unnameable knight
You do not know your own strength
But I do