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SHOW ME THE WAY
by Kathy Lynn Cook

HURT IS SOMETHING ONE SIMPLY CAN'T DESCRIBE;
IT CAN BECOME SO MUCH MORE THAN ONE CAN ABIDE.
TRUST, NOW THERE'S ONE FOR YOU. JUST TRY TO EXPLAIN;
I KNOW I CAN'T, BECAUSE OF ALL THE PAIN.

COMMITTMENT IS ANOTHER THAT MUST BE HARD, TOO
BECAUSE IF IT WASN'T, THEN THIS WE WOULDN'T BE GOING THROUGH.
KEEPING ONE'S WORD; BEING HONEST AND TRUE
THIS MUST BE HARD ALSO; NOT FOR ME BUT, FOR YOU.

YOU SAY I MAKE A 'BIG DEAL' OUT OF MOST THINGS;
IF YOU MUST KNOW SAYING THIS DOES NOT MAKE MY HEART SING.
MANY INSTANCES HAVE MUCH IMPORTANCE TO ME
YOU DON'T HAPPEN TO THINK SO, IT'S PLAIN TO SEE.

A RELATIONSHIP IS SO MUCH MORE THAN YOU SEEM TO THINK
BECAUSE THE IDEAS YOU HAVE SOMETIMES DO STINK.
OH, I'M SURE YOU FEEL THE SAME WAY ABOUT MY THOUGHTS, TOO
THIS IS, AFTER ALL, AMERICA; LAND OF FREEDOM: RED, WHITE, AND BLUE.

YOU GET UPSET WHEN YOU FEEL I'M TRYING TO CHANGE ALL THAT YOU ARE
BUT, WHAT'S SO RIGHT ABOUT WHAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING THUS FAR?
YOU MAKE LOVE LIKE A DREAM, IT'S TRUE
BUT HONEY, OUR ENTIRE LIFE CAN'T REVOLVE AROUND MAKING LOVE; ME AND YOU.

YOU HAVE A VERY KIND NATURE; NEVER A STRANGER DO YOU MEET;
EVERY NOW AND THEN I FEEL SUCH A DEFEAT.
I'VE TRIED WITH ALL MY HEART AND MIGHT
WITHOUT US ALWAYS ENDING UP IN A FIGHT.

SOMETHING ALWAYS TENDS TO GO ASTRAY;
THIS IS BECAUSE, YOU ALWAYS TEND TO PUSH ME AWAY.
MAYBE IF I SEEM TOO FORWARD IN ALL THAT I SAY AND DO
IT'S BECAUSE, MY DARLING, I STILL LOVE YOU.

YOU FEEL I'M A NAGGER AND THAT'S MORE THAN LIKELY TRUE.
WHEN WHAT YOU DO INVOLVES NOT ONLY YOU.
SOMEHOW I MUST GET INVOLVED BECAUSE OF MY LOVE;
SURELY GOD MUST BE FROWNING FROM ABOVE.

I DON'T MEAN TO GO ABOUT THIS ALL THE TIME;
MAYBE I SHOULD JUST GIVE UP; SAY IT'S THE END OF THE LINE?
I'M NOT SURE ANYMORE WHAT I SHOULD SAY OR DO;
SEEMS WHATEVER ISN'T QUITE RIGHT FOR YOU.

IF ANYTHING I EVER HAVE SAID ABOUT WHAT I FEEL
HAD ANY IMPACT AT ALL ON YOU, THEN WHAT'S THE DEAL?
YOU'RE CONSTANTLY SAYING YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND;
PLEASE KEEP IN MIND I'M NOT ORDERING OR MAKING A COMMAND.

WHY IS IT I'D DO ANYTHING FOR YOU?
WHEN THE TABLES ARE TURNED, YOU WON'T EVEN TRY FOR A DAY OR TWO?
THE PROBLEMS YOU'VE HAD, THUS FAR, ARE SLOWLY GOING AWAY;
I THOUGHT WHEN THIS HAPPENED, YOU MIGHT CHANGE SOMEDAY.

I KNOW YOU LOVE ME BUT, SOMETIMES, I WONDER HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE?
DO YOU STILL FEEL WE WERE MEANT TO BE TOGETHER FROM GOD ABOVE?
IF YOU DO, THEN PLEASE HELP ME TO UNDERSTAND;
I'M HAVING SERIOUS PROBLEMS KNOWING THE GAMEPLAN.

THE RULES KEEP CHANGING; ONLY BY YOU;
I TRY TO ABIDE, THEN YOU COME UP WITH SOMETHING NEW.
I'M NOT USED TO THIS, BY ANY MEANS;
SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE A GIRL BACK IN MY TEENS.

YOU MOCK ME AND LAUGH WHEN I'M AS SERIOUS AS CAN BE;
THIS MAKES MY HEART BREAK AND FLOW LIKE THE RED SEA.
I LOVE YOU NOW MORE THAN EVER BEFORE
NEEDING SOME SUPPORT; IT APPEARS TO BE GOING OUT THE DOOR.

EVEN NOW YOU ACT LIKE NOTHING IS WRONG.
MAYBE TO YOU, IT IS NOT BUT, IN ME THE FEELING IS STRONG.
YOU TRY TO AVOID A FIGHT WHENEVER YOU CAN.
IS IT BECAUSE YOU THINK IF YOU ADMIT YOU'RE WRONG, WILL MAKE YOU LESS A MAN?

TIMES WHEN I'VE ASKED YOU WHAT'S WRONG AND SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS WITH ME
YOU BECOME VERY SHORT WITH YOUR REPLIES AS YOU COULD POSSIBLY BE.
THIS DOES NOT A RELATIONSHIP MAKE.
I WONDER IF YOU KNOW HOW MUCH MORE I CAN TAKE.

AS YOU'VE SAID SO MANY TIMES IN OUR PAST;
WE ARE SO VERY GOOD TOGETHER AND I THINK WE WILL LAST.
SOME EFFORT WILL HAVE TO BE MADE BY US TWO AND NOT ONE;
IF WE'RE EVER TO MAKE IT AND NOT IN THIS ONLY FOR FUN.

WHEN I MOVED I THOUGHT IT WAS FOR KEEPS.
YOU MADE ME BELIEVE YOU HAD THE FAITH AND NOT IN TOO DEEP.
IF YOU STILL HAVE DOUBTS, FEARS, OR WHATEVER;
I JUST WISH YOU'D TELL ME AND TOGETHER MAKE IT BE BETTER.

OUR LOVE DOES EXIST; I KNOW THIS IS TRUE ABOVE ALL. 
NOW I'M TOSSING IN THE WHITE FLAG AND GIVING YOU THE BALL.
THE CHOICES ARE YOURS FOR NOW ON TO MAKE CONCERNING OUR LIVES;
YOU CAN MOLD AND MAKE US TO LIVE HAPPY OR WITH MANY STRIVES.

DON'T THINK I'M PUSHING THIS ALL ON YOU; I'M NOT.
I'VE DONE WHAT I COULD AND I ALMOST FORGOT
I DO LOVE YOU, THIS YOU CAN'T HELP BUT KNOW.
PLEASE JUST TELL ME WHICH WAY YOU WANT ME TO GO?

I'LL FLIP THE COIN AND YOU'LL WIN THE TURN.
TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT AND I'LL TRY MY HARDEST TO LEARN.
THE REASON I'M LIKE I AM SHOULD BE PLAIN TO SEE;
I'M HOPELESSLY IN LOVE AND DEVOTED TO THROUGHOUT ETERNITY.
        
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Poem ID: 8863   Poem Posted: 11/6/1998
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