I thought I knew everything I needed to know

But this life handed me a great blow.

Twenty-seven years after saying “I do”

I ended a struggle I always knew.

We should wait until our kids are older

So we waited until they grew.

We should wait until we can’t do it any more

So our love ended on distant shores.

I thought I knew everything I needed to know

But a love I never knew started to grow.

It was there all along in the form of a friend

I found out love does not have to end.

I have grown and waited and now I am older

I waited until my love grew bolder.

Now that I am here I can’t wait any more

Since I found a great love on my same shore.