Life's Defeats

No matter what you do dear,
or how bad you think it seems,
You will always be my sweetness,
for you my heart will always beam.

I love you for your gentle smile,
It's a fact I can't conceal.
Yet above all your many beauties,
It's the way you make me feel.

Mistakes can't change your soul, love,
or blind me to your worth.
I could search this whole world over,
and find no other you on earth.

So remember that you have a friend,
till my poor heart no longer beats.
For you are not the only soul, love,
who has tasted life's defeats.

Paul ******* 06-14-04