I sulk and drown within my own sorrow

I cannot tell if I will make it to see tomorrow

I try to bypass, to lie and to stall

You wade right through, you know it all

You see right through the gray and the blue

I give you a wink and you know what to do

Nothing ever gets past your watchful eye

You ask and I acquiesce with a sigh

Your soft voice washes away my fears

I try to play coy but I am too far endeared

I give it all up as you open the valve

Your presence is a comfort, your care a salve

You have altered the way that I think

What once was weakness now is strength

You sit quiet and nod your head

Perhaps if not for you, I would be dead

My true gratitude I cannot express

You sit patiently and listen while I confess

The kindness I've reaped, I did not sew

You lessen the pain endured from life's blows

Know that you should never rue and regret

That cool morning when you and I met

You may think I'm drowning in my despair

But you've bailed the ship and given me air