See me.
Really see me.
As I see you.
I've heard of you woman,
I knew your eyes were oceans
and your heart was a sacrifice
long before I came burning out of the desert.
I know that you were beaten
and I know you had your soul ripped out
by the ones who ought to have cherished you.
But I....I am not those men.
I was not sent here to take
but to give.
I long for the lost gardens of Cordova,
for the glory that was love and light
along the banks of the Guadilqivir
that river still flowing through my heart.
Yes, by all means test my resolve,
I have witnessed too much horror
to let one more heart be wasted.
I want to love you,
I want to take your suffering heart
and pour all the love God has given me
into your many wounds.
But it isn't in my power to do that,
It isn't given to me to rewrite your
book of tears and sacrifice.
I have been sent here,
journeying so long and so far
that I had nearly forgotten what
a home felt like until I woke
with you in my arms.
You kissed me,
and I heard the music again.
You touched my soul,
and the rains came at last.
You open my heart,
and I remember.
Jul 1, 2017
Jul 1, 2017 at 5:31 AM UTC
See me.
Really see me.
As I see you.
I've heard of you woman,
I knew your eyes were oceans
and your heart was a sacrifice
long before I came burning out of the desert.
I know that you were beaten
and I know you had your soul ripped out
by the ones who ought to have cherished you.
But I....I am not those men.
I was not sent here to take
but to give.
I long for the lost gardens of Cordova,
for the glory that was love and light
along the banks of the Guadilqivir
that river still flowing through my heart.
Yes, by all means test my resolve,
I have witnessed too much horror
to let one more heart be wasted.
I want to love you,
I want to take your suffering heart
and pour all the love God has given me
into your many wounds.
But it isn't in my power to do that,
It isn't given to me to rewrite your
book of tears and sacrifice.
I have been sent here,
journeying so long and so far
that I had nearly forgotten what
a home felt like until I woke
with you in my arms.
You kissed me,
and I heard the music again.
You touched my soul,
and the rains came at last.
You open my heart,
and I remember.
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