Storm

I wanted to be your one and only
That was the promise you had made
I was never to be sad and lonely
You were there to make everything okay
You tried your best
But your best wasn't enough
A series of failed tests
When things got rough
Yet through it all
There I stood
So very small
So misunderstood
I loved you despite
When all we did was fight
Searching for our missing light

This isn't a love that's depicted in movies
It's rough and challenging and completely consumes me
You are the reason I have life on this earth
You are the example of my self worth
We are our favorite pair of jeans, tattered, and worn
Behind every rainbow there is a storm

You make me laugh til my sides hurt
Nobody else was willing to make it work
A sideways glance, and crooked grin
Secured the power of love within
And suddenly I was lost
Wondering where my life was
I couldn't just bear to cross
Another bridge built for us
You saved my life a time or two
I've never done the same for you
A twisted branch on the family tree
Us against the world you and me

Beyond the glass a shadow fell
A familiar story we know too well
A troubled childhood brought to life
A young child, love undefined
And just when the shadows began to fade
The burst of sunlight was morning made
And just like every rose has it's thorn
The summer rain brought a storm

We rose to every occasion stacked against us
We never wrote a book or became famous
The stormy weather has long surpassed
And all around us is fresh green grass
Waiting for us to plant an annual seed
With a little water we get what we need
Despite our battle scars
Standing tall here we are
The past holds deep in my memory
Your eyes always ask can you forgive me
The question lies deep inside
Do I need run and hide
Or can this little garden grow
Into something only we know