when the morning breaks
all blackness erased
and the day before
can be seen no more
you're still in my heart
though distant as the stars
not in space but in time
its your journey, follow the signs
as you take your own path
i seek mine and don't look back
eyes forward, peripheral vision off
each step i feel, each step i walk
i know exactly what i want
ready to receive and nurture
for what i've settled for in the past
no longer fits in my future
you've shaped me with your beauty
you've taught me with your pain
i'm grateful for each moment
these lessons are not in vain
i've no regrets, only clarity
guidelines for what i want and don't want
through you i've experienced so much
more than i had planned
i will always thank you
i will always appreciate you
i will always carry you with me
and i will always love you,
regardless