A Love Story

A Love Story I threw a coin into a fountain On a mountain top in Rome The water lit from underneath so you could see how deep it didn’t go I wished for cinematic love Or some approximation of it Like somebody else’s bravery could ever be the thing to save me On a birthday candle’s flame I wished to glorify my given name And prove my worth by making myself known I watch the years collect and gather And my bright future knows I’m staring at her She never asks about the glory she just wants a love story In the Colorado skies Thеre is the bluest bird with thе blackest eyes Who fascinates a stranger who just shared with me he lost his wife Five days ago he softly said 50 years of loving her and when she held my hand, and said goodbye She said don’t give up… I’ll send you signs He stared up at the heavens And the tears rolled down his face He told me I was living proof of her to him that very day… It took my breath away, his sadness And I held it to my chest And I let it break me open and be blessed Demolish me my Maker I could ask for nothing more I will build the deepest wishing well from the tears upon my kitchen floor A childhood made of wishes Naïve and superficial Compared to what is given they don’t even hold a candle Nothing that I asked for Has ever been as true As what was coming for me when it comes from You Nothing that I asked for Has ever been as true As what was coming for me when it comes from You