Paul Gerard Reed

The Day We First Met

Unseen, unheard, she keeps up the fight

Through the dust a beam of light

Never enclosed by a room

A piercing torch in the gloom;

 

She opens doors that others can\'t see

And then closes them quietly

She brings comfort, care and ease

With her store of tender mercies;

 

Don\'t bring your brittle pretence

Or your faux miserableness

She\'ll see straight through your useless charade

And your empty sorrow discard;

 

No - you\'re too late anyway

For with her I had my lucky day

The day when the future was set

The day when we first met.