Inspired by the song title of the same name by Helen Reddy
You And Me Against The World
There has been many a night where
human companionship was not enough ...
Unable to console ...
Unable to fill the deep void ...
Unable to brush the tears away;
Nights where only my "best friend" could
Ease the endless pain I felt.
It is in these times, that a tender song heals my heart;
One I have cherished throughout many a long night.
As a child, it became the song I would sing aloud
for my treasured friend of youth.
Full of sincerity ...
Full of love ...
Full of devotion ...
For always, this bundle of joy was my child,
my friend, and my beloved companion.
With her sorrowful passing, I found and shall always treasure
the legacy of love in memories, that moved gracefully from
one generation of companion to the next;
A new bundle of love to comfort me through trying times,
One whom I would cherish ...
One whom I would love ...
One whom I would care for throughout all her days.
And as with my first, this song became
A part of me ...
A part of her ...
A part of the bond so sweetly two entities can share ...
It again, became the gentle mantra of two beings.
And in the end, when she quietly passed away in my loving arms,
it was this song I whispered to her one final time to light her passage;
Through my tears ...
Through my wavering voice ...
Through my broken heart, I sang ...
"You And Me Against The World".