Love I was gone before I met you
Checked out, shoulders slumped, resigned and blue
Now I am all in since I met you
Awake now, head raised, aligned, and true
Simple graces to you love
May the air be sweet and clean
May you life consist of
Things true to what your core means
Quiet and ignite
Dampen and alight
Fight and quell
In the middle
All is well
In the end I have nothing to give you
But everything you’ve always had
Plus
Me
Gene G. McLaughlin 2012