It is important to me

That even if you don’t know

If love was denied to you or not

That it was not

Because

If you never saw the sunshine

You shined as mine

If you never heard happy birthday

It was loudly sung

You didn’t know you cried out

The cries were heard

Because all things being equal

Which they are not

I’ll take you love

Over what others got

Gene G. McLaughlin 2013