The Leaf Kept On Turning

I am raw./I am broken./I am healed.

I am all of you/And none of it./I am there/And here/Only when you hold me.

I was supposed to start/But the leaf kept on turning./And here we are/Together./And here we are meant to be/Forevermore.

You are raw./You are broken./You are healed.

You are none of me/And all of it./You are here/And there/Only when I hold you.

I was supposed to finish/But the leaf kept on turning./Now you’re here/And with me./Everything is ruined/And fixed.

I never thought I could learn./Learn your mind,/Learn the world./I am open./I am whole./I see the beauty/Of your soul./That’s all I can see.

I was supposed to be in the middle/But the leaf kept on turning./My life is out of order/And simply plain./Explosions clamor/And the beat goes on.

But this isn’t about you./Although my whole life/Has revolved around you/I always knew you.

And now we’re here/And now/There is no past/There is no future/When I’m with you.

I was supposed to continue a line/But the leaf kept on turning./And there’s nothing else/I’d rather do/Than look in your eyes,/To feel your presence

All around me.