Young Lover with the Golden Hair

Young Lover with the Golden Hair
You stepped into his empty shoes 
Young Lover whom I renamed Bear
Strong and caring strumming the Blues

My wounded heart was in need of repair
When along strolled  Bear
My broken trust
Abused by Lust dining on its final meal

My mind is not what it used to be 
Open and trusting, loving and free
The school of hard knocks has knocked the stuffing  out of Me

I want  to  believe in rainbows 
After nights of heavy rain
I want to keep on dancing
After dark and black romancing.

I want to always look for the light at the end of the tunnel 
And the beauty shared by folks on Cosmofunnel 
I want to "Rise up and Shine,"
Without recourse to wine.

I want to share my inner self
Not file it on a dusty shelf
I want to write and sing
Of the Love that Life brings
When we least expect it.

So I'm rising from the ashes
A Phoenix born anew
Working day by day
To beat those  Old Brain Blues

Young Lover with the Golden Hair 
To the one whom I have renamed Bear
Your melodies ring strong and true 
You help me chase away the Blues.