Believe - February 22, 2001

The question you might ask...is:
are they or aren't they,
and why people could never say
yea or nay...

So to begin this day,
to have an answer to
yea or nay,
one turns to those of the way-
the only two that could play
and win this game
of yea or nay.

Was it really true
that amazons could be painted blue?
Was it really you
that stayed stuck together like glue?

"From here to death
and then beyond -
I'll never leave you."
is your response -
from one heart to another,
from one life t'nother.

Will you be
at the other side to greet me?
Will you be
by my side forever?

"Family we are now
and forever,
fates lived longer
and better together.

"Our paths were apart
until we met,
and then we traveled
through darkness
into the light.

"Time and time again,
we did battle;
alone - first you,
then me;
together - you with me.

"When two people merge
there is but one
life to live.
Through sorrow and joy,
happiness and pain,
all four seasons of living
at once.

Do you really love me
darkness and all?
Do you really love me for myself,
or just the ideal of love?

"I love your laughter
and I love your smile.
I love your innocence
and the inner light.

"Your love for me
and the world beyond
is what carries me through
the darkness that surrounds my past.

"So we continue on the path of life
living side by side,
loving life after life,
dreaming night after night."

Like the swirling waters,
the two lovers dance
in a graceful movement
that beckons our eyes
to follow our hearts.

Do you really care for me
and love me as a lover would?
Do you really see me
for all the questions within?

"Once I left you
for another,
with all the dreams
of being a wife and mother.

"Only to realize that
my life and yours
were no longer apart
but entwined
like the finest silks of Chin.

"You taught me
by your selfless giving
even when it caused
you unending pain.

"Your past is gone,
your sins forgotten
and freely forgiven.
Look towards the future
and once more, begin your living.

"In all my questions,
you've answered many,
and those left
do not appear unending.

"Once more you step back
to allow free choice to
be my reign.

"For your love
chooses to be my guide,
to always have you
by my side."

My thanks for 
questions answered,
neither coy nor
feeling pandered.

Through an age of love
and laughter,
do you have hope for
a life hereafter.

My questions given,
your answers sought,
to see whether lovers
you were or not.

In truth I see,
not just lovers
but more than mere friends
were meant to be.

To close this age
of rhyme and reason,
without mention
of heavy breathing...
if only to give cause
for us to believe in.

- title by TC/H