At The End Of It All
(for Steven)

once again
I gaze into your eyes
and feel
the soft silken curtain
of night
settle about my face.
the stars in the firmament
cannot out shine
the radiance
in your eyes.
the light that suspends
and upholds me,
keeping me from the pit
of desolation.
my lifeline,
in a harsh world
of uncaring strangers,
whose empty thoughts
are a regurgitation
of a television mentality.
your all encompassing
tenderness,
is my connection
to a better world,
where love is
so much more than
a traders commodity.
to you I pledge
my soul's eternity.