An Unscarred Purpose

I've never been more afraid

Afraid of the days I can't lead you

My tender shadow

Afraid of the scathing and lecherous paths

But you have my torch to carry within

For the world when it's darkest as night settles in

Yours to lead with and remember my love

When someday I leave you, my most cherished one

I learned I could be more than I ever knew

More than I allowed myself to be without you

Until I looked into eyes just like mine

But unmarred, unmarked and unscarred by time

I found where I most belonged when

Your small and gentle hand held mine

Your cries reassuring I deserved a place in this world

That my flaws, my debts and my guilt were forgiven by you in my arms

You are the radiance I am not bright enough to be

You are the greatest gift I could ever receive

You are the radiance I am not bright enough to be

Everything I could never be

I love you with the heart of something

Unable to wither or perish

Beyond the endlessness of death

You are my immortality

You are my tenet, my reason

My purpose is you

If he is not the word of God, then God never spoke