The moment

What was the moment when everything changed?

When I awoke, I saw the world with new eyes.
What I stand for
What I want to stand for
And how I want to live
Were no longer carved into the stone I carried on my back.
The stone itself was lifted.
And I arose.

But I didn't answer your question.
The moment, and there was one
Was so moving and inspiring
That it made me go back and
Analyze if everything I ever thought I knew
About life, love and people
Was ever true at all.

There was a moment
So simple and yet revolutionary
When you allowed your humanity to rule.
When you saw pain
And were moved to relieve it
When you recognized loneliness
And wanted to alleviate it

It was thoughtfully deciding
Against reason and logic
Against societal constraints
Risking everything
To be there for another in need.
It was supernatural grace,
That - I could believe in.

When you held me through the night
The space you expanded in my heart
Was in direct proportion to the strength of your embrace.
When you gazed into my eyes and saw everything, I couldn't look away
I knew we were worthy, and we both felt it.
When you accepted what was
But didn't let it close you off,
I saw in you the definition of heart.

This wasn't following a rule
This was not an obligation
This was pure desire
And it was rooted in goodness
Friendship
Kindness
Compassion
Affection.

Entwined limbs, 

Feel the trappings of life melt away
Just two restless souls
Discovering peace in union.
Luck or fate,
The search finally ended.
No masks, no bargains, no pedestals
The yearnings that make sense 

Only when they are satisfied
Body, mind, and spirit - aligned.

Whatever sadness was in my heart disappeared with you
Now, there is only joy, aliveness and passion
I even see beauty through the tears of regret
You are the creativity and inspiration
Knowing it, feeling it, finding it

It is better than anything I could have hoped for
Even though I know now, there could have been so much more.

I admit, there was the initial terror of what this could mean
So forgive me for my cowardice -
It was my ego, not my soul.
Please know that by being the safe harbour,
You made the possibilities exhilarating, endless.

When the chains were broken and the padlock torn away,
A new path opened up from my heart to the world
I couldn't ignore the signs anymore
I could no longer mute my heart's cries
Or deny the essence of my soul
And the longing to take the path less travelled took over.
You made all the difference.

That moment showed me what life was meant to be
And in you, I saw what love should be
Liberated to be what I was made for:
My destiny was love.
Until the next life, reluctantly,
Everything I do, I do wholeheartedly,
A testament to you
And your beautiful soul.