The One

You are the one.
This is not what you think.
I see clearly from the sun,
so certain I do not blink.

The illusion begins to fade.
Reality shines through the dark.
I can’t believe the mess I’ve made.
The challenge has left its mark,
but my truth has been laid.
What a destructive lark.

You were my everything,
and now you’re nowhere to be seen.
I thought you were my King.
What a fool I have been.

I should have seen it from the start.
Early on I held deep devotion.
I couldn’t see the truth in my heart.
I was lost in wounded emotion.

Coming out of a broken marriage.
I knew I needed time to heal.
Yet, I jumped into this miscarriage,
wondering what the hell is the deal?

How could my feelings swing with such aggression?
Why am I filled with love and doubt?
For every moment of loving expression,
lay the darkness of depression.

How could I ever get out?

Out of the madness of my mind.
The highs of the good times,
were making me blind.
We were two crashing enzymes.

Catalyzing transformation in every moment.
The highest highs bring the lowest lows.
I should have seen the omen.
Realization yields the need to foreclose.

Though I can sit here and dwell.
I am grateful for this fruitful darkness.
Through you I am released from the spell.
All the pain turns out harmless.

Now I see who I am.
I see why I’m here.
Finally released from this program,
ready to commandeer.
 
For this I thank you.

Enlightenment is destructive.
You helped me see through.
I can now be productive.
My life is anew.

You are now constructive.
I feel that too.

There is no balance without the dark.
The key is to flow,
not swing hard for each benchmark.
In the dark is where we grow.
 
The deep roots of the mighty oak,
reach to the core of the Earth.
Look what that foundation can evoke.
A center so sturdy she knows her worth.

Branches that reach for the stars.
Leaves that dance with the wind.
Awareness is the balance to our scars.
This is cause for a grin.

Through you I saw my mirror.
A partnership of push and pull.
Without you I see clearer.
My cup of love is full.

I have no regret.
You are the one who broke me.
You are the one I won’t forget.
You are the one who woke me.

You are the one…

And that’s not what you think.