Really Me

for my wife

Some people know what they want
And who they’re destined to be
Some struggle every single day
Each step a mystery

Most of us are caught between
The former and the latter
Wandering with some intent
And hoping that we’ll matter.

I meandered toward wherever
Through obstacle and ache
When my sails were filled
..........With a wind that whispered
A new course I should take

Who I was supposed to be
Is an unpaved avenue
I was never really, truly me
‘til I fell in love with you.

You crystallized my hopes and dreams
You stoked hidden desire
One path ahead reduced to ash
Burned by your cleansing fire

In its stead new paths arose
Each wild and untethered
These roads may not be straighter
But we walk them now together

I wasn’t lost, but I have found
Life sings a sweeter song
I would have been so much less
..........My heart whispers to me
If you hadn’t come along.

Who I was supposed to be
Is an unpaved avenue
I was never really, truly me
‘til I fell in love with you.

I don’t know who I was going to be
But I’m a better me with you.

© Jeff Wilson, 2007