The second I hear the first
note on those black & white keys,
the first few words
sung
my eyes are desperately
searching for you.
Darting back and fourth across the room.
Salty seas welling up inside of my eyes.

My soul is longing to feel
connected with yours again.
Liberated.
I feel you listening to our song
too somewhere.

Though I cannot see you,
I know you are there.
We exist on a completely different plane
than everyone else.
Far off & together.
One mind,
One heart.

Most of the time
I feel outnumbered.
An army of thoughts
out to push me into a corner
& make me feel small.
I must not let them.
I will not let them.

I am strong
enough to lift myself up
& hold my head up high
enough to see the hopeful sun
rising above the horizon.
But there's always a part inside of me
that wants to be protected by you.
A part inside of me
that wants to be saved by you
from myself.

This, I want to be for you.
Protect you,
know you,
care for you.
When you feel outnumbered
& the darkness is closing in,
I will be there by you
to remind them that the two of us together
can undeniably outnumber armies of them.