The Best Of Me Poem by Leigh Ladd

You brought out the best in me,
Things I didn't know I had.
You brought that smile,
I had lost it for awhile.

You showed me how to stand strong,
Let my feelings out.
Allow others in,
Helped exposed who I really am.

My body is not the best,
But to you it didn't matter.
What was inside,
That made your heart patter.

Then I did a bad thing,
I took your advice.
I smiled a bit too long,
Forgot about my body.

I stood strong and felt comfortable,
Disclosed my feelings.
Forgot about my body.
I let too many in,
Now I feel I have sinned.

I should have kept everything to myself,
For this would have never happened.
Loving was a way to get through,
Now alone, I don't know what I will do.

The best of me has gone away,
Maybe one day I'll find it again.
One thing is for sure,
It will only be my heart that patters.