That holds you
And wary minds confess
The binds that hold us fast
From the dust of the Sinai
Where the bones of long gone camels lay
To the high art of Vienna and Mozart and Champagne
I sought you, the mirage on the horizon
The water, in a soul so desert dry
Parched by way of neglect
Until you appeared
Through all the streets of long forgotten
Memories of kindness and Arabians and shoeless feet
Where the children run along with the dust in their hair
And black veiled mothers shy away in the streets
I willed you by my side
To exist in me at the setting of every sun
And you know i am a dreamer
Yet i think you feel those dreams too
Though i had remained quiet for some time
Unsure of what to say
Sleepless now the soul
That loves you
And wary hearts do ask after
Love and all it might reveal
A true heart, one that can soothe
The wounds i wear beneath my skin
And the dimness in your eyes
That they might see anew
Our spirits journeyed here
Unknowingly , blindly i suppose
Yet never forsaking all hope
And when you reveal to me
The things you tell no others
I drift upon the seas of a peaceful reverie
When in times there is nothing but calm
Where hearts, though fragile, find shelter
Underneath this thing we've built for ourselves
An understanding, a trust, a place away from the cold
I love you
James Battersby
June 30th 2013