Worth My While

If only I knew then...

All those moments
When my heart ached for the unknown,
Worrying there may never
Be an answer to the
Questions of my soul;
Pushing my way through doors
That should've remained unopened,
Fighting battles
I'd lost before even beginning.
And all the while,
My heart,
The one to deal with the aftermath.
Time after time,
Finding her way
Back to her feet,
Stumbling and scarred,
But hopeful
Somehow
Against the odds.

And perhaps,
All this time
It was merely my head
So confused about what lay ahead.
Because while my heart
Would fall and break,
Ache and attempt to heal,
Somehow,
She knew there'd be You.
The answer I needed
To questions I'd never even think to ask.
You.
Making that journey,
Missteps and wounds included,
Worth my while.

Because without my bitter past,
This present could never taste so sweet.

You Make Me

The ease of my happiness
In these moments
Makes me feel whole
Makes me remember
Just the way
Home feels in your heart.

And the way you hold me together
Pulls in those bits of me
That get lost in my extra spaces
And makes me remember
Just who I am
And why it's who I want to be.

And the laughter
That pours from me
Seems to come straight
From my soul
And makes me remember
The smiles of my heart
That belong to
The real me.

And the calm I feel
In the quiet moments
Makes me forget
All of the
Sidelining worries
And frivolous fears
Of my heart.

Because you make me...
You just...
Simply...
MAKE me.