Poem 22: Alive (Because of You)

Alive (Because of You)

Because of you
because of your love
you made the choice to die
because of your love

all I can do is look back
blinking my eyes in awe
I am still alive
because of you


I was hiding there
knowing there was
nothing I could do,
but then you came along & said
there was something you could do

then time just froze
and no one knows
how much this took from you
but now ‘it is finished’
and I thank you

it's so hard to comprehend...
this choice that you have made
no one else you pushed forward in your place
your love was too strong...
to send someone else along
so you gave your own life
...because of your love


I'm not bound by my past
but I can't live not looking back
replaying your last moments in my head

it's hard to comprehend...
that your love was so strong
when I never loved you all along

but now I live each day...
in a reflection of your pain
all I can see is
.. your love

it's too good to be true
I deserved my death
- but not to you
you changed my life always
..by your love

Because of you
because of your love
you made the choice to die
because of your love

that is all now that i know
& my gratitude i show
thank you for my life
...and for your love

in the memory
the testimony
of what you've done for me
I will do the same right back
...in your love

I'll stand for the things you would
if you were here & could
my life, my all, each breath
...because of you

Thank You is never enough

Cheryl Tower - Dec 04, 2005

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