to you mombabe

SHELTER BY CORRINNE MAY
What's wrong, whats getting you down
Is it something I might have said?
You're walking around
with your head to the ground
and your eyes are watery red

I know you've been through rough times Kicked around, thrown to the ground but you've always been the strong one
So don't tell me that nobody gets you
'cause I'm standing in your corner
Knocking at your door
You don't have to be alone

Just call my name Let me be an answer
'cause it hurts me to see you this way
I wanna ease your pain
Help me understand
Let me be your shelter my friend

We share a bond You and I we belong We're like coffee and morning trains
You strip my defenses
I catch your pretenses
The same blood runs through our veins
I swore I'd be your lifeline
Made a vow that I'd surround you with love at every milestone
I'll listen when nobody gets you I'm still standing in your corner Waiting by your door You don't have to be alone

Just call my name
Let me be an answer
'cause it hurts me to see you this way
I wanna ease your pain
Help me understand
Let me be your shelter my friend

It was not too long ago You sought to understand You helped me mend Remember when So promise me you'll

Call my name
Let me be an answer
'cause it hurts me to see you this way
I wanna ease your pain
Help me understand
Let my be your shelter my friend

do you know when i first heard this song i remembered you? it may have been destiny or even fate that lead you to this singer and in turn you lead me to her. as i listened to her voice croon out the ballad, i heard our heart's voices sing alongside hers. this may be her words, this may be her melody but it is ours as well.

life had dealt us a mean stack of cards. after we build our house on seemingly firm foundations, they crumble down hard. but i have found a firm foundation in our relationship. one that i dont see falling or crumbling or breaking after a strong wind has blown. and i am grateful and blessed. we both know how hard it is to feel as if we are alone or unwanted. and it is funny even if we are ages apart, our lives walk parallel journeys. you told me before that you see yourself in me, and i take that as a compliment. you are extremely strong. for someone so petite you carry the courage of a six feet man. i have seen you tumble and you have allowed me to gaze upon the scars of past wars. and i admire you for moving on in the name of God. that has been my inspiration and yes, my example. i wish to be as you are someday. to walk with my head held high despite the cross that is bearing me down.

so with corrinne i sing these few lines as a song to you...

It was not too long ago
You sought to understand
You helped me mend
Remember when
So promise me you'll

Call my name
Let me be an answer
'cause it hurts me to see you this way
I wanna ease your pain
Help me understand
Let my be your shelter my friend

i think we are kindred spirits crafted from the same clay.