To DJG...Waiting for me

You’ve waited for me…you were always there. I missed the signs. I was blind and my memory failed me. But in my mind I saw you and I remembered our years together – the games we played, our growth. You were my champion, my protector. We cried. We fought. We always forgave. Our doll carriages were beautiful as we paraded them up and down the street. Birthday parties, I always sang. Hide and go seek, a favorite. I was the pillow in horse. I always had play money…was there a message there? The smell of dirt after a rainstorm; making mud pies. The alleyway up to your backyard.

I remembered, but I was scared, afraid you’d close the door. Never giving you a chance to say yes or no, I made the decision for both of us, until that day I reached out to you. And you were waiting for me…you were always there.