Dawning
There is a realization dawning
of just how real you are
You are not an imagining
a phantom or falling star
You are flesh and blood and bone
you talk, you weep, you laugh
You feel as mightily as I
and take pride in your craft
You lie awake at night and stare
into the new dawns light
You pray your children will be safe
and in your arms tonight
You're all my dreams come true and yet
I could not believe you were there
Until I touched your soul, your dreams
and felt the way you care
And found a man, uncommon good
deepseated, proud and laughing
Bold and shy and brightly lit
A man of gentle yearning
A person who deep within himself
had decided to try and start
That which we have all confronted
...the beating of our heart
©Terry Schorer 02/01/95