Only the Start
by Daniel "Spuks" Mansell – 2/28/99

...and then there's the time at the end of the day
when all is measured in emotion
And everything is put in its place
some things being put into motion
I gaze at the mirror and rediscover me
in accordance with the content of the day
In hopes that soon tomorrow will bring
the answer to these unspoken ways

But then there's the day when everything stops
and something gets put in it's place
These times the heart can't even prepare
for the undying truths it will face
The soul is overwhelmed with the utmost of joy
familiar yet hard to recall
With a soft gentle touch it comforts my pain
and breaks my emotional fall

It's the confidence of a dying child
and the smile of the newly made mother
It's the magical force that clings between hands
and the loyalty of the closest brother
It's the beauty of the stars that dance in the sky
and the power to reach out and touch
It's the warm blanket on the edge of the couch
it's the peace that we all need so much

So I drop to my knees and thank my good Lord
for He is my guidance this way
Whatever I feel, whatever I know
my Father will never betray
I pray to my God for the power to see
exactly what's formed in my heart
He answers with love as He dries my tears,
"My child, this is only the start."