Second Chances

You remind me of softness and hard

of safety and threat, 

of patience when I run

of joy when I forget

you remind me of all the things that are light and fun

when I'm stuck under all the heavy and done. 

You remind me of hope

when I run out of all that is bright

you make my heart go so soft

that it fires a deafening call to arms

and there come running all my pain and anger and fears

when all it needs is you soothing my tears.

You give me courage

in all that we go through

you give me faith

in the darkness I fall through

You give me all the hope you've got

when I can't see a way through

You remind me of all the things my heart forgot

and the warmest of feelings you wrap me into

you feel me and I feel you

you hold me and I feel you

and that's my love

that's the wonder of you.