You walked
A path of your own
You journeyed
A tale of your own
You lived
A life of your own
Until you reached out
You talked to me
You persisted past my walls
You snuck past every barrier
Suddenly I found myself
No longer alone
But full of life
No longer in solitary
But faced with a person
I wavered and questioned
Yet the tired warrior inside
Found relief in your presence
You have wounds yourself
Scars that run deep
Similar strains to mine
Echoes of past troubles
Still ring in life today
Yet even different we are
Similar we be
We stand together on the precipice
And watch each other live
Ready with a guiding hand
A calming voice
To anchor each other
Into reality so deep
A yearning I feel
To leave all behind
And let passion and desire run its course
Yet I hold
And know that the reality check
The check of logic
I could not pay
So I wait
Worried that I will hurt you
Only to find out
That worried you are that you will hurt me
Each focused on each other’s comfort
We forget ourselves
Danger there be in that
Yet a glimmer of truth and light
Still resounds within that danger
We stand where we know not
We venture where we have not been
My mind the strategist
Forced to live in uncertainty
Required to deal with risk
You mind the worrier
Forced to deal with many paths
Welcome to this world
I wish it was simpler
We both have decided to go on this road
Confused we may be
Distraught we may be at some points
Yet return to before
A life by myself
A life cut off from others
A life so quiet
A life so lonely
I will not
I only will go back
If hurt you I do
But if you allow me to stay
Then a friend I have found
Abandon principles for comfort
I will not
Though heart breaks
I will not bend
I will win
And when I do
I would like you at my side
In whatever capacity
At least as a friend
For though you lived your life before
Now we live our lives
Encircled in each other spheres
And for now
You are my friend
Joella
