I do not ask you to walk where I walk,
Or learn the words I use when I talk.
I will not pull your hand to my side,
Nor ask you to leave your own road behind.
I will walk with you, with room to turn,
And let us both be free to learn.
I will not call the cage a home,
Or keep you near because I fear alone.
Your feet are yours, your steps are free,
You need not lose yourself to walk with me.
A handheld close should still be free,
To let go, return, or simply be.
When you are tired, I will sit nearby,
And listen when you have words to share.
I will not fix what you wish to say,
Or turn your hurt to suit my way.
I will bring you water, stay a while,
And wait with you until you smile.
I will not ask you to wear my face,
Or fit your life into my place.
Your shoes are yours; mine are mine,
We need not walk in the same line.
When our roads meet, we walk as two,
Neither lost, nor forced to choose.
And when our hair has turned to grey,
And time has worn our faces away,
I’ll sit beside you, as I do today,
With nothing to ask you to change or repay.
I was a whole before you came,
You were a whole before you knew my name.
I never needed you to make me whole;
I loved you with my heart, not to fill a hole.
And if time gave me one more life to live,
With nothing to gain and nothing to give,
I would find my own way, walk my own road through
And if our paths crossed, I would still choose you.
Or learn the words I use when I talk.
I will not pull your hand to my side,
Nor ask you to leave your own road behind.
I will walk with you, with room to turn,
And let us both be free to learn.
I will not call the cage a home,
Or keep you near because I fear alone.
Your feet are yours, your steps are free,
You need not lose yourself to walk with me.
A handheld close should still be free,
To let go, return, or simply be.
When you are tired, I will sit nearby,
And listen when you have words to share.
I will not fix what you wish to say,
Or turn your hurt to suit my way.
I will bring you water, stay a while,
And wait with you until you smile.
I will not ask you to wear my face,
Or fit your life into my place.
Your shoes are yours; mine are mine,
We need not walk in the same line.
When our roads meet, we walk as two,
Neither lost, nor forced to choose.
And when our hair has turned to grey,
And time has worn our faces away,
I’ll sit beside you, as I do today,
With nothing to ask you to change or repay.
I was a whole before you came,
You were a whole before you knew my name.
I never needed you to make me whole;
I loved you with my heart, not to fill a hole.
And if time gave me one more life to live,
With nothing to gain and nothing to give,
I would find my own way, walk my own road through
And if our paths crossed, I would still choose you.
