My Kindred Soul

My Kindred Soul I saw you there With raven hair And raven eyes That penetrate and magnetize With smile to warm the coldest heart That someone else had torn apart I looked and then I looked away Strengthening the wall about myself day by day No, not you , whom I have known so many years But I see you there and my eyes fill with tears Me in tears? It cannot be "No!," don't look at me. Tears mean my wall is tumbling down Turn away your eyes so brown I cannot stand your piercing gaze From raven eyes come loving rays That crack my wall In pieces fall Around my feet Inside my head I shout, "retreat!" But I cannot go I was too slow And now my heart that once was stone Is warm and alive with feelings never known I see the longing in your raven eyes That spark with love that never dies I now return your loving gaze Through eyes with greenish haze A gaze that pierces deep within your soul Knowing this love will take it's toll Your arms at last are holding me Something I thought could never be How long I've dreamed of this very time For always, Till bells don't chime 'Til time stands still I'll love you, I will Then your lips are touching mine A kiss so sweet that chills run up my spine I cling to you and cannot let you go And if you ask me to, I'd have to tell you "no" For I've loved you for so long It's close to you that I belong I've known you longer than forever Before this earth was formed we were together My kindred soul is what you are My light, my shining star How is it that it took so long For me to feel a love so strong? Copyright © 2005 Lunaria (Lila May Guptill)