I Think That I Grew Up Today.

 

I think that I grew up today (it wasn’t before time!)

I look into a mirror, surprised at what I find

A pale old lady looked at me her wrinkles on the rise

But her bright blue eyes were sparkling and that was my surprise.

You see that when I looked out from those eyes I knew were mine

 I saw every person looking and yet I felt that I was blind

Like when you’re at the movies and the story is not yours

You cannot touch, just listen, to others lives, not yours.

For years I had been grieving and hiding in the house

My life was over, even. I was quiet as a mouse

But when today I saw ME and I looked quite alive

I knew that I was ready and I could step outside.

So now I know I’m ready, if the world is ready or not

Every day is an adventure, just a little or a lot

I have a Great Companion Who is with me all the way

And every day He will be near for He promised He will stay.

So here’s to new adventures in a bright and hopeful world

Though my days are few or many, my flag will be unfurled

For Jesus Christ has promised that He will give me hope

And with that hope a future so the two of us can cope.

Wyn Barratt Dec 2012.