What I have Seen

I think about what I have seen of you
And all the dreams I’ve wished would please come true .
But no one yet has ever understood
What love can mean, perhaps for no one could.

But I can’t help- when someone said your name,
And every wish I ever dreamed just came
And overflowed with feelings in my heart,
I couldn’t even think of how to start.

But love is taking chances, beating fear-
And love is what you most deserve to hear.
My unsung hero, I must let you know
What I have seen has somehow touched me so.

So I confessed that even others see
When looking at compassion, you and me-
And I am honored more than I can say
That anyone would even think that way.

So love, this secret magic, yours and mine-
If you, like me, were waiting for a sign
But thought perhaps the days for dreams had past,
Please look at me and don’t give up so fast.

I never could give up, and never will.
But now it’s you who make my heart stand still.
What I have seen and come to know so far
Is you may be the one I think you are.

John H. Bidwell