As the skies cloud over and things look bleak

And the ever present self doubt creeps

Time spent with you shines bright and sharp

Like the merciless mermaid drowned by the angelic harp.

 

When people’s words bruise and break

My mind, my confidence and my happiness

Your words of cheer come rushing to help,

Reminding me my worth, and soothing the ache.

 

When people’s eyes show judgment and compare,

When I am always the fool in the room

I remember your eyes as they looked at me,

Loving, smiling and proud - like admiring an heirloom.

 

We are not together now, far away indeed,

I still talk to you in times of need

But it's an apparition that will disappear and fly

If I stop believing and open my eyes.