To Mark...

If Only You Could Be Me For A Moment...

Sometimes I wish you could step into my shoes for just a little while -
to think what I think
to see what I see
to feel what I feel
to understand the confusion
the fear, the admiration, and the friendship I feel for you

If you were able to live inside my mind, even for a moment
you would see that my world is filled with so many responsibilites,
yet so often my thoughts are of you.
You would see what joy you've brought to my life.
You would see how much it means to me to be able to smile, to laugh, to feel good, to feel free like a child- just because of you.

If you had the chance to take the smallest glimpse inside of me,
you would see gratitude and respect -
respect not only for what you are making of yourself, but also what you are helping me to be.
And you would see how much all that means to me.

But the thing that would strike you most -
if ever you had the chance to be me -
would be all the love I feel for you.
And once you had felt it, you would always remember it,
although I am not always ale to express it or explain its depth or importance to me,
it is always there...inside me.

Tracey A. Gibbs