Overshadowed by your absence

Stripped of my adolescence

Having to grow up a fragment

A fragment of my potential

Had I not lost you so prematurely

Having that presence is essential

To feel as a whole, securely

But now a new presence has appeared

A presence that I adore

This magnitude of love I feared

As a fragment, I was sure they’d abhor

Realization hit- this was my missing piece

I did not need to be afraid

This feeling of inadequacy to be released

Because for me, this piece was made

Your love and this one

Are two very different feelings

But my frailty is done 

As this has been revealing

I now can see my vigor

I have found peace in my identity

And love was the trigger

Now the rest is serenity