I have lived with silence
And solitude before-
There is no want, no thirst
In my soul-v
No empty spaces I needed to fill,
Till
You came.

I needed no caresses,
No hugs, no strokes-
No spoken words,
No looks-
No touch to make my heart still,
Till
You came.

I spoke when I was nervous,
Silent when content-
My company with myself
Was a social event-
No thought of mate intruded,
Till
You came.

I have become so certain,
Perhaps a little shy-
My words find new meanings,
My silences ask why-
My Self felt so excluded,
Till
You came.