i am...

like the seasons, always changing;
a glance worth exchanging.
pieces left broken;
words left unspoken.
a dance left undanced;
captive of circumstance.
dreams left unrealized;
the one no one ever looks in the eyes.
i am hurt not grieved,
air not breathed.
an unsolved mystery,
a chapter in this history.
the lines in her face,
that time can't erase.
perfectly flawed,
a pursuer of the one true god.
the hand that no one ever holds;
i'm undiscovered gold.
as real as the rabbit was to the boy,
though i am no toy.
a friend you've never met;
so much more than my regrets.
a chance left untaken;
the heart that you're breaking.
a truth yet untold;
a beauty to unfold.
freedom undiscovered;
grace undercover.
courage not yet tested;
heart not fully vested.
life to inhale;
love to unveil.
the rhythm and the rhyme
if you can find the time.
the music that is played
and the prayer that is prayed
on a sunday morning
from the pew you're adorning.
a tapestry woven with colored threads;
the words my FATHER said.
hot as a burning flame;
the wild yet untamed.
but gentle as a flower;
patient as the seconds in an hour.
room enough to grow,
light enough to glow,
and smart enough to know:
that i'm not only what you want me to be,
i am... me!