The Front Porch of Forever

Your Heart Will Know

The Front Porch of Forever
by C.J. Heck
 
Only in a dream 
where I was safe and warm 
did I long for the one 
who would complete me. 
I knew you were there, 
I could feel you.  
From my open heart 
and waiting soul,  
my heart felt yours.
 
You love me,
with my weaknesses,  
not point them out 
nor abuse me for them. 
You love me 
in spite of them. 
You are my strength 
as I am yours. 
You join your heart with mine 
and it makes us whole.
You never hide me 
in your shadow or 
tell me who to be. 
You don’t want me to  
lose the me I already am.
You steady me if I stumble. 
You give me your hand, 
not your disdain for
tripping over
the bump in the road. 
You are the one.
 
You can forgive, 
but more important,  
you have enough love 
to allow you forget. 
You freely trust and, like me, 
you are vulnerable and
we each are worthy of trust. 
When I wake to find you,
take my hand.  
Walk with me into tomorrow,  
the yesterdays our stepping stones, 
through months to years, 
to sit side by side in our chairs  
on the front porch of forever. 

I knew you were there.  
I could feel you.  

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