My Lolli

She is my guiding light, my point of reference, my only constant in life
that makes sense. When I do feel lost, I needn't look beyond her face.
In it I find my purpose, my meaning, my existence.

There, in her eyes, I see my hopes and dreams realized.
Though she has aged, she still looks twelve years younger than her years,
those which are filled with life's rugged experiences, those of which
build character and bond love at its deepest level, she is simply Beautiful,
my foundation. Her essence transcends that of mind, allowing me to be more than I am.

I wish I were wealthy enough for her not to worry as she does.
Alas, I am but a man smothered in mediocrity. She tries to tell me otherwise
but I know...I am just a man, no more, no less.

I am not poor, for I have my health and a loving family, but as a man is my
existence. Neither here nor there but a man just the same.
Not one of excess strength nor polished wit, neither young nor old, but,
one of sets and boundary. Neither skittish nor one too bold.

A man am I, on my best day two.
On most just a man locked in my mind, locked in my time.
Destine not of that for greatness, yet destined just the same,
to walk this time not alone but with her by my side stride for stride.

Simple am I, simple indeed. Yet only by her presence am I complete.
She adds to me that which sums greater than the whole of me, such as I am,
a man...just a man. One of virtue, one of purpose, one of reason.

To live life's trials and triumphs as one, to find His way, for without her ever present
in my soul, there is no adventure, no interest, no delight in life's experiences.
Without my love for her, as it burns so pure, there is no life,
no existence worth having without her flame inside.

For without her presence in my life,
I am not complete and shall fall far short of who and
what I am. For without her...

I am Just a man.

Dave Mendez ©2006