I Waited.

 

I beckoned you to come near,

but my way didn’t look like what you wanted.

 

The lights of the night drew you in,

Pulling you into dark corners.

 

I waited.

 

You searched for acceptance 

in people with empty promises and hollow souls.  

 

You longed for love,

not realizing it was mine you needed all along.

 

I waited.

 

You turned toward me in moments

in need, in fear

but each time, you pulled back

thinking the distance was too great to cross.

 

I waited.

 

The end of your rope seemed to get longer.

 

Still, I waited.

 

Your choices led to pain.

Things once whole began to fall apart.

 What you held onto slipped through your hands.

 

I was there.

I waited.

 

Then, gently,

I opened your eyes to what you had been chasing

And your heart to what had been chasing you all along. 

 

And when you finally stopped running

There I was, 

exactly where I had always been.

Waiting.