Until Recently (for Ethan)

I have always been my most important person
My world has been somewhat limited to one
The days and nights revolved around my wishes
And I've successfully remained attached to none.
Until recently.

As though the world around me is but a prop
To a reality consumed only with its own
A thought that life is but a stage to star upon
Marks a previously lived life contentedly alone.
Until recently.

With a long effort and a hard few days
The world was enlightened to something new
When a small pair of eyes first looked into mine
My life mattered the least the moment I met you.

Your tiny hand wrapped around my finger
An unexpected and new love broke my heart in two
The smallest of cries drowned out my biggest thoughts
My life mattered the least the moment I met you.

Happiness was limited and success was vague
In a previous world with a populace of one
Futures were just days, feelings were just words
And Love was little more than an unfamiliar emotion.
Until recently.


~LBell