YOU.... IN THE REAL WORLD

You made an impression...

not with a hammer, but a smile

a genuine, 100% happy kind of look

The kind I strangely want to inspire

You keep your distance, yet.... can I tell?

If you are just being kind.... or maybe

I might be so lucky to attract a young lady

so vibrant, and full of compassion, that....

You make me want to know more....

like, how could I add to what appears in my eyes

is a life that needs nothing at all

You're spirit is free, your soul seems complete

You may not have a place for my heart'

I most definitely want to find out

For better or worse, maybe the truth will hurt

but knowing just might make the dream real

You say, “What dream?”.... disbelieving

the things I have said in the past

“YOU” started off each paragraph here

like the YOU that starts off each day

The YOU in my mind smiles back at me

each morning is the YOU I hope you might be

Happier, still, because I bring along bliss

the kind imagined so often.... so clear

There's nothing like a partner, a lover

a friend that is a help when you hurt

that shares in elations and celebrations

that life naturally seems to bring your way

It's quite obvious.... the signs are there

to everyone that sees us out and about

We found the match to our euphoric lives

The key ingredient, to bring sunshine every day

A partner that loves and supports

not only the you of today, but the you of tomorrow

and more... the YOU you WANT to be

The one you strive to be.... and WILL be

So.... how can I get you to open the door

for this stranger that just came along?

This man, so open.... to all that you are

and all that you might be.... in the real world