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You Were There
by Kelly Kirkpatrick
You were there.... in that hidden, secret place none else could see
that empty, aching space so deep in me ~
you were there.
Thorny walls around a wounded heart, undercurrents keeping us apart,
odds against us from the very start ~
of them none could with your strength compare... and you were there.
You conquered demons standing in your path, stemmed the flow of evil's aftermath,
found the trembling child behind the mask...
freed her captive heart and laid it bare by being there.
Vanquishing relentless, choking fears, stilling horror's screams and searing tears,
unfailingly courageous through the years ~
healing all with gentle, loving care while you were there.
And yet, when all the battles had been won... just as my soul's depths first felt the sun ~
just when love and trust had made us one...
at the long awaited hour of our dawn I found you'd gone.
Like a frightened doe, I froze in place ~ ventured not one step beyond that space
where pain had been assuaged by your embrace...
trying hard to mend the broken bonds... but you were gone.
Time, it's said, heals each and every wound ~ love that burned so bright is never doomed...
though in silence it may lie entombed,
locked once more inside its fortress strong ~ the place my soul returned when you were gone.
Safe therein my spirit once more sleeps ~ yet lives on and for it none must weep,
for by the light of faith it vigil keeps...
tenderly preserving in its care... the memories of our love when you were there.
'Twas then my fettered heart was freed from chains, soaring far beyond all grief and pain,
healed by love and flying unrestrained,
salvaged from the ashes of despair... by the precious moments you were there.
In this sequestered chamber I'll reside, despite the bitter winds that rage outside...
our love now tossed upon an ebbing tide ~ no longer am I solace sweet denied.
Back through the mists of time I' ll cast my stare...
and find you there.
Dedicated now & evermore to the One from whom my heart shall never stray...
Your Kelly
30 June 2001
~ Background Music Lyrics~
"I Go Crazy"
Performing Artist ~ Paul Davis
"Hello, friend, it's been awhile ~ guess you'll be glad to know
that I've learned how to live and smile.
Getting over you was slow ~
love died in bloom and we could not grow.
But I never thought that you would really let go ...
that you could really let go.
I go crazy ~ when I look in your eyes I still go crazy.
That old flame comes alive; it starts burning inside,
way, deep down inside.
Oh, baby ~ you know, when I look in your eyes I still go crazy.
And after all is said and done ~
after all of the tears have been shed for the past and are gone,
the memories fade of being one.
They say old lovers can be good friends ...
but I never thought I'd ever see you again ~
I'd really see you again.
I go crazy ~ when I look in your eyes I still go crazy.
That old yearning survives; it starts churning inside,
way, deep down inside.
Oh, baby ~ you know, when I look in your eyes I go crazy ...
Just when we'd both found someone new ~
just when I thought I was over you ...
I see your face and know it just isn't true ~
I know it just isn't true.
I go crazy ~ when I look in your eyes I still go crazy.
That old pain come alive; it keeps hurting inside ~
way, deep down inside.
Oh, baby ~ you know, when I
look in your eyes I still go crazy ..."
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