Vision

We all have our demons and we all have our hopes.
We all have our needs that make us incomplete.

Each of us walks through every day with something
To overcome—with a bitter word that pulls a tear.

We each and every one look within
Ourselves and wonder why we’re alone.
We count our qualities and look at what we have to offer.

So many times have we put our hearts in our hands to offer
Someone for protection, then crawled away in a bloody trail.

How so damned many times we’ve questioned
Life’s worth only to find our minds draw a blank.

We’ve slept through countless nights in cozy beds that lacked
The warmth of a loving embrace, the caress of a passionate hand.

How many times we—you and I
Have glanced at each other without recognition.
How many times we’ve hugged without embrace, kissed without care.
How many times we’ve passed without notice.

Now that I’ve seen you, when, may I ask, will you see me?