where I needed to stand

Sunday, October 16, 2005


I stood where I needed to stand
I said what I needed to say
you deserved that
and so much more
I knew that then
I know that now
the thing I did not comprehend
 in that moment
was the rest of the plan
the whole of the story
the way a soul can
live on
and you will live always
I can move forward
realizing what a gift you
were and always will be
to me
knowing I can let go
and still keep
this truth I know
this light I see
you are the reason that I believe
in life and love
eternal ~ free
eternity carries you safe and warm
 the way I held you in my arms
I know this now
beyond shadows and doubt
you are finally free and living
the end of the story
became the beginning
the losing transformed into the winning
the questions I asked
became the answers themselves
and the promises made
became
stories to tell
I did not know why
or understand how
but the life you brought
is the life you live now
you are the understanding
that I have inside
the recognition of endless sight
the day that exists within the night
and it is one
it is not done
I understand now
just how
a spirit lives on.
--
Charity