A Walk In Your Presence Poem by Sarah Persson

In clarity I see your face,
I taste the tone of an unheard voice,
I can walk with you down an empty street,
Walk silently and smile.

I can make the footprints in the sand
And ride each wave, like a surfer,
Erase the time to make this place,
Eternal, without torture.

Like a boy you talk in pretend,
Speaking of an unreal world,
In visions we can walk together,
Down that road of dreams.

Break down the walls that hide you well,
Throw out the shoes that blister,
Take off the hat that stunts your growth,
And speak real loud, don't whisper.

We can take the world and kick it,
Watch our new horizons shine,
The dark clouds are no longer there,
New pictures painted, yours and mine.

Like teardrops from your beautiful mind,
I'll tiptoe amidst your presence,
We can dream the stars, make wonderlands,
And when all's quiet, we'll sleep.