I stood alone – among the empty faces,
And listened to the silence in my heart.
I stood alone in all the crowded places,
And waited for the loneliness to start.
Then suddenly, a stranger stood besides me,
With eyes that seemed to know just how I felt.
And there, among a sea of empty faces,
I felt the wall around me start to melt.
I tried to tell my foolish heart – be careful!
Such overwhelming feeling can’t be real,
But how could I deny my own emotions?
How could I pretend I didn’t feel?
I knew that I’d been given something precious,
I knew my heart would never be the same.
And so I chose to justify my losses,
So small, compared to all I had to gain.
A fleeting glance of what a lover should be,
A tenderness so beautiful, so rare,
An instant understanding of each other,
The secrets that our hearts will always share.
He filled my days with smiling, happy moments,
He filled my nights with passion never known.
No longer was my heart condemned to silence,
No longer was I standing there – alone.
I bless him for his gift of understanding,
I cherish every moment that we’ve shared.
But most of all I’m thankful for the knowledge –
That somebody, so special – really cared.
And as the day grows near that he will leave me,
The cost of love will soon become my pain,
And yet I’ll pay the price – with little sorrow,
For never – will I feel alone again
3/19/1974