Neon Signs

Without warning, white hot lightning

thunder-clapped from blue-gray skies,

her words burned through all my walls,

landing deep within my soul.

We were quite young when we found love,

but I lost her, long ago…

I was fearful and I ran off,

never telling her the truth.

I’m fortunate she found me hiding,

lonely in my room;

she called me and her sweet voice

blessed me with love again.

Then God lit up my world of night

with signs like neon lights

displaying His approval, showing me

the soul-ties we still share.

We orbited each other’s lives

for many years in fact,

living close yet far apart,

but never crossing paths.

It isn’t fair, the time we missed,

or the amazing life we could have had;

but as we approach our golden years,

we don’t have to be alone.

Maybe in the end,

that is God’s true blessing,

and that is how He plans

to give us back more than we lost.

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