You & I

We

Forward 

In step

3 Legged Race

Against the world

 

The Mirror in your eyes

Reflect who I give you

 

You opened my fists

Stretched my arms

To show me what ‘embrace’ means

 

The warmth of your soul

Radiates in your smile

Which has engraved it's image in the folds of my memory

 

You challenge who I thought I was 

The conflict you create in my head 

Ironically, has given me the sweetest peace 

 

When I tried to run from your challenges,

I made circles in the sand

Each excuse brought me back to you.

 

The colors of you rinse my spirit

The pink playfulness of your giggles smell like bubblegum 

As the green of your intelligence is piney

Your fears and sadness are stormy gray

But you wear courage and determination like blue jeans

 

You are the growth that I didn't know I was praying for.

The Mirror in your eyes shows me who I give you, and that reflection challenges who I think I am.