You Stayed

I break down every time I close my eyes
my sorrow,mistaken,as another disguise
I don't want to keep my feet planted on this ground
so i run, and you catch me in your arms
my sadness, fades into dust
but I know once happiness takes a plow
they'll rip me from your grasp
I wish you'd pull right back
but you can't
the only one
who ever gave a damn
the only one
who ever took my hand
you taught me to trust
you taught me to feel
but above all else
you taught me love was real
and now you're gone
and life seems so long
you always taught me to be brave
an endless war,but you stayed
A phone call,every week
the comfort,that I seek
when the world has brought me to my knees
a laugh every time,making me feel alive
It kills me to know
they could tear us apart
when you cry
I break down inside
you know me
like the back of your hand
and you know that I'm hard to understand
You don't tease me
call me names
You don't ever
say I'm insane
you love me and defend me
more than anyone can say
and you gave me
my first real nickname
an endless war
of distance and my ways
but through it all
you stayed

[ A dedication to the one person in my family who excepts me for who i really am and who has always stayed despite the distance between, I love you Grandpa.]