Conversations began
tentative
Shy...
Held tight by fear,
doubts
Yet needing to share,
needing to ease the pain
of a broken dream....
Trust was earned..
thoughts were voiced
tears were shed,
and wiped away...
Laughter helped
rebuild
all that had been damaged...
As time passed
the need to hesitate faded...
When sadness threatened
your shoulder was there
for strength
When joy bubbled over
my happiness needed
to be shared with you....
With a sense of belonging
I could seek you out
A renewed sense of faith
I trusted you would be there...
Friend to friend
no longer isolated
walls came down
A hand to hold onto,
a voice in the darkness
A subtle shift
a dream that unsettled
I needed your hug
to last a little longer
I wanted to hear your voice,
to share in the dawn,
to watch the sun
slowly burn away
the wisps of fog...
I needed your laughter
I needed you,
as the tears came,
as the anger surfaced,
for no reason,
other than because....
But the subtle shift
has life pausing...
stepping back
Wondering what changed
wondering how to go back
wondering how to go forward....
A subtle shift
wondering
Tara Lowney � 2006