A Legal Alien

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03 March 2005

I am so glad that I have Laura in my life. She truly gives wise counsel and a good swift kick in the butt when I need it. Good friends are hard to find and I'm lucky to have her. Not many people would tell you to stop acting like an idiot AND check out the gaping hole in your jeans in a crowded Starbucks.

I've been really introspective the last several days, trying to sort out the past and not let it affect my present and future (easier said than done). Sometimes my fear of rejection tempts me to make stupid choices and I'm not going to make the same mistakes this time.

I'm fortunate to be on the receiving end of 2 of the greatest gifts, love and trust. I do not take them for granted.

One part of me just wants to tell you everything
One part just needs the quiet
And if I'm lonely here, I'm lonely here
And on the telephone
You offer reassurance

I will not take these things for granted

How can I hold the part of me that only you can carry
It needs a strength I haven't found
But if it's frightening, I'll bear the cold
And on the telephone
You offer warm asylum

I'm listening
Flowers in the garden
Laughter in the hall
Children in the park
I will not take these things for granted
Anymore

To crawl inside the wire and feel something near me
To feel this accepting
That it is lonely here, but not alone
And on the telephone
You offer visions dancing

I'm listening
Music in the bedroom
Laughter in the hall
Dive into the ocean
Singing by the fire
Running through the forest
And standing in the wind
In rolling canyons

I will not take these things for granted

For Paul Barrett

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