If Only You Could Be Me 
For A Moment...

Sometimes I wish,
you could step into my shoes
for just a little while ~
to think what I think;
to see what I see;
to feel what I feel;
to understand the confusion,
the fear, the admiration, and
the friendship I feel towards you ~
all at once...

If you were able to live
inside my mind, even for a moment;
you would see that my world is
filled with so many responsibilities,
yet so often my thoughts are of you.
You would see what joy
you've brought to my life.
You would see how much it means to me
to be able to smile, to laugh,
to feel good,
to feel free, like a child  ~
just because of you.



If you had the chance to take
the smallest glimpse inside of me,
you would see gratitude and respect ~
respect not only for what 
you are making of yourself,
but also for what
you are helping me to be.
And you would see how much,
all of that means to me.

But the thing that would
strike you most ~
if ever you had the chance to be me ~
would be all the love I feel for you.
And once you had felt it,
you would always remember it, 
and you would understand that,
although I am not always able
to express it or to explain
its depth or importance to me,
it is always there... inside of me

~ Tracey A. Gibbs ~